eff
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annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someoneidiom
anything
as... as anythingidiom
at leastidiom
bare
burn
come
doubt
end
load
long
mile
pants
pestilential
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rattling
rattlingly
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effing
noun[ U ]
UKinformaluk /ˈef.ɪŋ/
effing and blinding(also effing and jeffing)
the action of swearing a lot, using words that are considered offensive :
After lots of effing and blinding and threatening to search everyone, he found his sunglasses in his own pocket.
There was all this effing and jeffing and he was kicking the wall.
Related wordeff
Maybe if players understood what it was like to be a referee, there might be a bit less effing and blinding on the pitch.
Why the sudden outburst of effing and jeffing?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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blasphemous
blasphemously
C-word
curse
curse someone/yourself for something/doing something
damn
four-letter word
imprecation
oath
profane
strong languagephrase
swear word
swearing
sweary
sworn
the air is blueidiom
the F-word
turn the air blueidiom
wash
wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water)idiom