Current Events > "Bloody" is a curse word in British

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MARlO
06/27/23 5:24:33 PM
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English people arent allowed to say it under penalty of being thrown in the gallows.

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dameon_reaper
06/27/23 5:25:23 PM
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You're a bloody liar.
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Foppe
06/27/23 5:26:09 PM
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It is bloody allowed here because bloody King Charles have not taken back the bloody colonies.

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evilpresident
06/27/23 5:26:21 PM
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Bloody hell

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Prestoff
06/27/23 5:27:46 PM
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What's the American equivalent to it?

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MARlO
06/27/23 5:29:44 PM
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Its a good thing the King of England isnt around to see this.

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s0nicfan
06/27/23 5:29:48 PM
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It's also been adopted by India, although some folks haven't quite figured out how to use it yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dFIM5giIng

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dameon_reaper
06/27/23 5:30:59 PM
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Prestoff posted...
What's the American equivalent to it?

fucking, I assume
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HylianFox
06/27/23 5:34:00 PM
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Bullocks

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Foppe
06/27/23 5:34:40 PM
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Bloody Bullocks!

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ROBANN_88
06/27/23 5:35:26 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Blood and bloody ashes

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VeggetaX
06/27/23 5:36:12 PM
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Besmurched

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Prestoff
06/27/23 5:36:14 PM
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dameon_reaper posted...
fucking, I assume

I mean British people also say that as well. I wonder if there's an American exclusive equivalent of it.

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MARlO
06/27/23 5:37:45 PM
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Quiet lads!

Youre gonna get us a right proper scolding from the bobbies!

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Foppe
06/27/23 5:38:11 PM
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Bloody is a shorted form of God's Blood that was used in Britain in earlier times. US English doesn't have an equivalent.

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Trumble
06/27/23 5:44:53 PM
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As a kid in NZ, a lot of adults treated it as a mild swear (on par with "piss" or "ass"), but it doesn't really seem to be considered one by anyone here nowdays, not even boomers.

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HylianFox
06/27/23 5:45:00 PM
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A whole lotta smegging gimboids ITT

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BewmHedshot
06/27/23 5:45:48 PM
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Foppe posted...
Bloody is a shorted form of God's Blood that was used in Britain in earlier times. US English doesn't have an equivalent.
Yeah pretty much. The Church of England did some weird shit.
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dameon_reaper
06/27/23 5:47:16 PM
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Prestoff posted...
I mean British people also say that as well. I wonder if there's an American exclusive equivalent of it.

I mean sure but it is the most fitting still.
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HylianFox
06/27/23 5:47:24 PM
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Foppe posted...
Bloody is a shorted form of God's Blood that was used in Britain in earlier times. US English doesn't have an equivalent.

Sweet Fancy Moses!

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Prestoff
06/27/23 5:48:21 PM
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dameon_reaper posted...
I mean sure but it is the most fitting still.

True.

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bsp77
06/27/23 5:51:20 PM
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dameon_reaper posted...
fucking, I assume
I mean, this is accurate, but a lot milder. But they are used in the same way.

Bloody / fucking hell!

Where are the bloody / fucking drinks?

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HylianFox
06/27/23 5:52:12 PM
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bsp77 posted...
Where are the bloody / fucking drinks?

Where's my bloody Bloody Mary!?

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radical_rhino
06/27/23 5:52:34 PM
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Pre-pubescent Ron Weasley says bloody, so it cant be that bad.

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MARlO
06/28/23 12:20:29 AM
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Australians say bloody too

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