effing and blinding

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

effing and blinding

  1. present participle and gerund of eff and blind
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