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effing and blinding

effing and blinding noun: swearing, cursing. Also the present participle and gerund of eff and blind.

Noun

effing and blinding (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) swearing, cursing.
    • Much effing and blinding could be heard from the fans when they discovered that their team had lost.

Also used as

effing and blinding is also the present participle and gerund of eff and blind.

Origin of effing and blinding

Effing is for "f'ing", a euphemism for fucking; blinding is related to blimey, i.e. "God blind me!".

Questions about effing and blinding

What does effing and blinding mean?
Effing and blinding means swearing, cursing.
What part of speech is effing and blinding?
Effing and blinding is a noun.

Words near effing and blinding in the dictionary

  1. effigurate
  2. effiguration
  3. effigy
  4. effigylike
  5. effing
  6. effing and blinding
  7. effing and jeffing
  8. effing off
  9. effing up
  10. Effinger
  11. Effingers

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