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effing

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effing and blinding

  (British & Australian informal)

swearing angrily

Usage notes: Effing here represents the letter 'F' as a way of avoiding saying 'fuck' or 'fucking'. Blinding comes from an old-fashioned phrase 'Blind me!'

I could hear Bill effing and blinding as he tried to repair the washing machine.

See also: and, blind, effing

effing

and F-ing

mod. fucking. (Usually objectionable.) What an effing stupid idea! Who is that F-ing idiot.

effing around

and F-ing around

in. fucking around; messing around. (see also fuck around. Usually objectionable.) They were F-ing around with the switch and turned it on accidentally.

See also: around, effing