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This is from where the 'Bloody Hell' of the OP originates. The expression, so the legend goes, was once 'By our Lady Mary', shortened to 'Bloody Mary' and given as an exclamation following some shocking news. e.g. 'Ten of ours are dead', 'Bloody Mary'. People, it is said, came to substitute other words for Mary, e.g 'hell', 'wars' etc.
7. As regards communities which use the f-word without real constraint, other communities will sometimes see it as a mark of inferiority, violence, or whatever moral deficit. So, just to emphasize JSBangs warning, be VERY, VERY careful using this word, and when in doubt, just don't. – kitukwfyer. Aug 10, 2010 at 17:59.
Holy is often used with bad words as an intensifier: (Informal) Used as an intensive: raised holy hell over the mischief their children did. (The Free Dictionary) The following interesting comment explains its usage: Things holy were once referred to Medieval times in oaths and blaspheming, such as "s'blood" (god's blood) etc.
The phrase ‘bloody drunk’ was apparently = ‘as drunk as a blood’ (cf. ‘as drunk as a lord’); thence it was extended to kindred expressions, and at length to others; probably, in later times, its associations with bloodshed and murder (cf. a bloody battle, a bloody butcher) have recommended it to the rough classes as a word that ...
Given that these films are rated PG (Parental Guidance) to 12 (the 12 certificate being given for 'moderate fantasy violence and horror' rather than language), and given that this franchise is a family franchise based on a series of novels which were, at least in the first place, aimed primarily at children, I would say 'bloody hell' is really ...
5. Heck is not a "formal" alternative to hell. Hell is first and foremost a formal religious term, being the name of the place in the afterlife where souls are eternally punished for their sins. Therefore, the casual use of "Hell" is considered by many to be profane (sacrilegious), and Heck is used in its place in order to avoid the offense.
Lor! lawk! lawk-a-massy! massy soce! massy 'pon us! strike me! s'elp me! are, of course, mere conjunctives, and with some individuals "Hell! bloody hell!" serve to eke out most sentences. And from "Periscope," in Medical and Surgical Reporter (July 3, 1886) we have this note by Dr. T.C. Railton reprinted from the April 1886 Medical Chronicle:
It's part of the cluster of taboo terms and euphemisms surrounding the word Hell. It can be positive, negative, or neutral, depending on the idiom used. The phrase "a hell of a time" contains two idioms. "A hell of" and "a time". As other answers have said "a hell of" just emphasises the strength of something.
2. Curse words are extremes in language. They are used as markers of intense anger or pain or some other strong negative emotion. They are often very much taboo - either people hardly ever use them, and they only use them in certain social circumstances.
Such as H--- instead of "hell." Morse code, Base64 encoding, DES encryption. One technique is to say the first letter of the word, and then "-word"; for example, F-word, S-word, and N-word. However, many people are so desensitized to "damn" and "Hell" that they would be puzzled by D-word and H-word. Act like an adult and just write out the word ...