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
Aemilia-Ancient Roman
Albanus-Ancient Roman
JurekYUW-rekPolish
DinoDEE-no (Italian)Italian, Croatian
Gintaras-Lithuanian
Montgomery[mənt'gʌməri]