When we hear English people talk to each other, we frequently hear them say the word "bloody." They use it very frequently that you would hear them utter "bloody" at the beginning and the end of their every sentence. If you are a clueless, No Capito, No Comprehendo, non-British, you would think that the English have a morbid liking to wounds. But the truth is, they use the word "bloody" or "bleeding" to express exaggeration. They would say "bleeding no!" or "bloody awful!" Variations in
British colloquialism have lead to the use of "bloody" in the middle of words, like "Abso-bloody-lutely!"
It is very intriguing how the use of such term came into being. Despite uncertainty, scholars say the word originated from the literal "blood" of the aristocrats and the "bloody battles." The
Oxford English Dictionary cites a usage of "bloody" as a foul language, a vague epithet expressing anger, resentment, but often a mere intensive, especially with a negative, back in the 1840s. In 1650s, it was used as alternative to "very" or "and no mistake". Other are still offended by the word as it was seen as profanity back in 1880s. Just like the F-word, newspapers used to print it as b----y.
