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- adjective British slang Euphemistic for
bloody . - adverb British slang Euphemistic for
bloody .
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Examples
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An anaemic age languishes for want of you, and finds its solace in "bluggy" tales.
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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They are like children who delight in a "bluggy" story, -- who gloat over murder and rapine.
The Uncalled A Novel Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889
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It has been a 'bluggy' business, and I am tired. "
Mistress Anne Temple Bailey 1906
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"Gila all bluggy, too!" he laughed, and pointed with his well hand.
The Witness Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
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He could not resist the glorious, alluring chance to come and get awfully mad over that "bluggy milk."
Wild Animals at Home Ernest Thompson Seton 1903
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It most killed the minister, and the rock is a little bluggy.
The Heart's Kingdom Maria Thompson Daviess 1898
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Mikey's pushing and I'm pulling, but he's all bluggy.
The Heart's Kingdom Maria Thompson Daviess 1898
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It was perched right there on his knee -- a awful, horrid, bluggy head with its moustache twisted up like Swanson's on Sunday.
Mr. Bingle George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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"Bliaff's head was all bluggy, an 'David's sword was all bluggy -- bluggy as everyfing."
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Various 1887
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"All bluggy," echoed Toddy, with ferocious emphasis.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Various 1887
brtom commented on the word bluggy
"More bluggy drunkables? "
Joyce, Ulysses, 14
January 27, 2007