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Use of the adjective bloody as a profane intensifier predates the 18th century. Its ultimate origin is unclear, and several hypotheses have been suggested. It may be a direct loan of Dutch bloote, (modern spelling blote) meaning entire, complete or pure, which was suggested by Ker (1837) to have been "transformed into bloody, in the consequently absurd phrases of bloody good, bloody bad ...
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
A profane word can modify words as an adjective, such as in it's a bloody miracle, or as an adverb, such as in they drove damn fast. [16] One type of adverbial profanity is to use it as a modal adverb, such as in no you fucking can't. [88] Compound words can be created to create a new modifier, such as pisspoor. [16]
While some slang words and phrases are used throughout Britain (e.g. knackered, meaning "exhausted"). Others are restricted to smaller regions, even to small geographical areas. [1] The nations of the United Kingdom, which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all have their own slang words, as does London.
The England full back was dismissed just before half-time with the Six Nations clash against Ireland delicately poised ‘What a bloody joke’: Former England captain aghast after Freddie Steward ...
The explanation of "bloody" seems to mostly explain that the word is NOT a swear word in Great Britain. However, that is very misleading. The word has been used as and treated as a vulgar word for years, probably less offensive than "the f-word". "Bloody" is not used in polite company, except when someone wants to shock.
‘Cause baby, now we got bad blood (hey!) Now we got problems. And I don’t think we can solve ‘em. You made a really deep cut. And baby, now we got bad blood (hey!)
Forget bad blood — bad words on Taylor Swift's albums before "The Tortured Poets Department" drastically increased since her 2006 eponymous debut, according to an unscientific Reddit chart.