Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effing and blinding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: eff-in-g and blind-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

swearing, cursing.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of eff and blind

Example Sentences

"Much effing and blinding could be heard from the fans when they discovered that their team had lost."

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does effing and blinding mean?: swearing, cursing.
Where does effing and blinding come from?: Effing is for "f'ing", a euphemism for fucking; blinding is related to blimey, i.e. "God blind me!".

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