Bluidy is an older dialectal British spelling and pronunciation of 'bloody,' used as an intensifier to express strong emotion, frustration, or emphasis.
Bluidy is an older dialectal British spelling and pronunciation of 'bloody,' used as an intensifier to express strong emotion, frustration, or emphasis. Found in historical texts, Scots dialect writing, and older British literature, it captures the authentic phonological shift in certain regional accents where the 'oo' sound replaces the standard 'uh.' While largely obsolete today, it survives in written Scots dialect and historical fiction as a vivid, authentic marker of period or regional speech.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, dialect) bloody; accursed.
(UK, euphemism, slang) bloody.
(UK, slang, intensifier) extreme, outright; bloody, blasted.
A British dialect euphemism and phonetic softening of 'bloody' — the classic British intensifier and mild oath. Used in some regional UK dialects as a way to express frustration, emphasis, or mild cursing while taking the edge off the original word. It sits in the same space as 'blooming' or 'blinking' — polite enough for mixed company but carrying the same emotional weight. You'll find it more in older dialect writing and speech than in current everyday use.
He threw down his cards and muttered 'bluidy hell' under his breath.
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(obsolete, British) bloody.
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