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blooming adjective a mild intensifier, a euphemism for “bleeding” UK, 1879 Usage popularised in the 1880s by music hall singer Alfred “The Great” Vance.- A rotten little flat in a big old block, with galleries, what makes it look look like a bloomin’ prison. — John Peter Jones, Feather Pluckers, p. 9, 1964
- Stop–you’re breaking me bloomin’ heart! — The Sweeney, p. 17, 1976
- [I]f I have to keep checking every decision back with you then it makes for a bloomin’ long day. — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 26, 1999
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