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bastarding

bastarding adjective: damned, bloody; hateful.

Adjective

bastarding (not comparable)

  1. (UK, informal) damned, bloody; hateful
    • I had to clean all the bastarding bricks. I had to sit down and scrape all the mortar off them, for fuck's sake...1983, Richard Jenkins, Lads, citizens, and ordinary kids: working-class youth life-styles in Belfast
    • 'No, I fucking well haven't,' confirmed George, regarding him bitterly. 'I will call the police.' 'Call the bastarding police,' challenged the angry George.1989, Leslie Thomas, The adventures of Goodnight and Loving

Origin of bastarding

From bastard + -ing.

Questions about bastarding

What does bastarding mean?
Bastarding means damned, bloody; hateful.
What part of speech is bastarding?
Bastarding is an adjective.

Words near bastarding in the dictionary

  1. bastardess
  2. bastardesses
  3. bastardhood
  4. Bastardi
  5. bastardies
  6. bastarding
  7. bastardisation
  8. bastardisations
  9. bastardise
  10. bastardised
  11. bastardiser

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