effing and blinding



effing and blinding

  (British & Australian informal)
swearing angrily
Usage notes: Effing here represents the letter 'F' as a way of avoiding saying 'fuck' or 'fucking'. Blinding comes from an old-fashioned phrase 'Blind me!'
I could hear Bill effing and blinding as he tried to repair the washing machine.
See also: and, blind, effing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Solvej-Danish
MilivojMEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
IsisIE-sis (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Shukri-Arabic
Sanja-Croatian, Serbian
Rosaline['rɔzəlin]