Janiela K
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I come from England and "bloody" is not a curse word, but it is rude to say especially in public meetings and to talk about some one of higher rank then you with that word is thought to be a curse but I don't believe in it. I think everyone is aloud to say what they want. |
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Jacinta R
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I'm in Australia and we use it the way the Brits do ... as a swear word, kind of (not a bad one). As in, "Geez, it's bloody hot!", etc. Although an Australian tourism ad was shown in the UK to try and get the Brits to visit and the end line was "Where the bloody hell are ya?" and the Brits complained because it had the word "bloody" in it, apparently. So maybe they're not as fond of the word as we all think. |
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EMILY!
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They can use it as a curse word
Half of my family is British and they are always going "That bloody cat" or whatever, but it's not actually bloody.
I think it's used as a curse word, but im not certain. It deff doesnt mean something is bloody, LoL |
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Miss Questions
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Yeah, its not considered a good word to use, but it is frequently said by some people. It is sometimes used for comic effect with a really London type accept they usually say, bloody 'ell (bloody hell)
but in general, it can be used, but its not tooo socially acceptable.
:) |
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Shannon L
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yeah its likes saying fricken or freaking or f-ing and u get my drift |
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rainy-h
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Well it's as much of a curse word as, say 'crap' might be - like it's not really polite but it isn't really bad either. My mum wouldn't say it! She thinks it's a bad word! But my mum won't say 'hell' or 'damn' either..... yeah, I wouldn't say it in a job interview, you know what I mean, it's definitely rough slang. Hx |
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Leslie C
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Yes it is.
My dad lived there in his younger days, and he used to always say 'Bloody Hell' when he got mad. |
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Kiwi.
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As a brit myself, we say bloody a lot but it's not classed as a curse word.
Usually we end up saying it when something goes wrong like "Oh bloody hell!!" It's nothing major, no-one takes note of it as a curse word.
It's probably weaker then calling someone a b**** and it's definatly nowhere near being the f word, I know 10 and 11 year olds that say bloody hell and no-one bats an eyelid. |
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New Kid
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It is a strong word like bloody hell. But not swear word. |
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¢нαяℓσттє ♥
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lol not really.. we use it when saying 'bloody hell thats bad' sort of thing but its mostly old people who say it...
why does everyone think British people are like from a different planet... |
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Niki
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It used to considered a rude kinda thing,
but it's got quite desensitised over the years,
and so now it's not a big deal at all,
However it's the sort of thing a parent may tell its young child off for saying. |
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Fisherman
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The word is considered by many as vulgar. See the movie "My Fair Lady".
In South Africa it is also considered as vulgar
But then many SA words are considered as swear words in the US.
Then take the Dutch word for a stud ram. It is callec a "FOKKENSRAM" That means the f word ram. |
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C G
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well I'm from the UK and bloody is and is not if you are talking about a story like "there was a man holding a knife in his bloody hands" then its not but if you say something like bloody hell then it is. |
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scarthumb
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its not really a curse but yes people say bloody hell and stuff like that |
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Brian D
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its not a curse anymore but it used to be. its like the word scumbag. its actual meaning is lost.
Bloody is the adjectival form of blood but may also be used as an expletive attributive (intensifier) in Britain, Ireland, Canada, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Nowadays it is considered (by most of the population of these countries) to be a very mild expletive, and unlikely to cause offence in most circles. |
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MJT
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I'm British and bloody is a swear word but it is usually accepted as a very mild one.
It's use is as an intensifier eg. It's bloody killing me
When we were kids, and were told off for saying it,we had a little saying,
Bloody in the bible, bloody in the book,
If you don't bloody believe me, have a bloody look. |
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Plym
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It is not a curse word, but it isn't very nice to say it. Mind you, i'd much rather hear or say "bloody" than the F-word. Also, if the word is used as an adjective, for example THERE WAS A BLOODY WAR GOING ON, that is totally acceptable and is used correctly. It is when it is used as an expletive such as: I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE THESE BLOODY SHOES OFF! that some people take objection to. |
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froggequene
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It's a fairly mild one like damn but the oomph factor is upped if it's delivered with plenty of venom & malice |
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10 out of 10
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yer it is is a cursed word but we don't call it a curse word. we call it a swear word. |
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Music Is My Pulse [Giggles ALot]
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No, it's not a curse word. |
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2+2=Fish??????????
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When a British person says "Bloody" before a word it kinda is like a swear word to British people. However, it is not anything really bad, especially not to people from other countries. |
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jacob.parker69
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No. It used to be, but that was ages ago. |
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Lord
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no.
as an english man i can say its bloody well not.
although we use it like it is.
it used to be with all the old farts.
no one uses it anymore though. 'bloody hell' when shocked. but thats all. |
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samanthapovey
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no its not a curse word we say alot worse don't listen to your friend there nothing wrong with saying bloody |
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7418425
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probably not. |
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address man
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I don't think its regarded as a curse word. I have British friends who use it all the time.
Here's an interesting piece on the origin of the word's usage in Britain:
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbloody.html |
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Jennamena
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no. don't let your friends fool you. i'm british. we just say bloody in front of a lot of curse words like "bloody hell" and such. |
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.:Agatophobia:.
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It's not exactly a "curse word" but it's kinda like "sucks" or "freaking" in America. Not exactly profanity, but not exactly something you'd want the little kids to be saying. |
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Holidays' Red Watch
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Ha-ha...No...We just think of that term as a British adjective! |
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lisa2006
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No, it's not a curse, it's an adjective. |
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surething
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bloody is a adjective |
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