effing and blinding

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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effing and blinding (uncountable)

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

Verb

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effing and blinding

  1. present participle and gerund of eff and blind