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bloody hell

bloody hell interjection: an expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.

Interjection

(rare in the United States, common in Commonwealth, informal)

  1. (Commonwealth, informal, rare, regional) An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.
    • Bloody hell! My team lost again!
    • Bloody hell! Where did you come from, scaring me like that!

Adverb

bloody hell (not comparable)

  1. (Commonwealth, informal, rare, regional) Placed after an interrogative term to add emphasis.
    • What the bloody hell are you doing here?
    Synonyms:
    the dickens

bloody hell meaning in Indonesian

bloody hell in Indonesian

expression of dismay
sialan bener

Examples of bloody hell in a sentence

  • He's not really eating those, is he? Bloody hell! That's disgusting!
  • Bloody hell, there was little wonder he was distracted.2006, Alexandra Ivy, When Darkness Comes, page 32:

Synonyms of bloody hell

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Forms of bloody hell

alternative formbloody 'ell

Questions about bloody hell

What does bloody hell mean?
Bloody hell means an expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.
What is bloody hell in Indonesian?
Bloody hell in Indonesian is sialan bener. See Bloody hell meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use bloody hell in a sentence?
He's not really eating those, is he? Bloody hell! That's disgusting!
What part of speech is bloody hell?
Bloody hell can be an interjection or an adverb.

Words near bloody hell in the dictionary

  1. Bloody Code
  2. bloody dock
  3. bloody flux
  4. Bloody Halfway
  5. bloody heck
  6. bloody hell
  7. Bloody Kansas
  8. bloody maries
  9. bloody mary
  10. bloody marys
  11. bloody milk cap

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