"eff and blind" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-eff and blind.ogg [Australia] Forms: effs and blinds [present, singular, third-person], effing and blinding [participle, present], effed and blinded [participle, past], effed and blinded [past]
Etymology: From eff and blimey (for "God blind me"). Etymology templates: {{m|en|eff}} eff, {{m|en|blimey}} blimey Head templates: {{en-verb|eff<> and blind<>}} eff and blind (third-person singular simple present effs and blinds, present participle effing and blinding, simple past and past participle effed and blinded)
  1. (British, slang) To swear; to use swear words. Tags: British, slang Synonyms: eff and jeff Derived forms: effing and blinding

Inflected forms

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