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Old 02-23-2006, 03:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spindles
Especially in the older generation, this term is/was quite a normal part of speech. In Australia it really doesn't have much power as a "cussing" word.
I was always under the impression that "bloody" functioned as an emphasis word in Aussie/British/Etc slang, not as a cuss word per se. Perhaps that's why I don't have an issue with it.
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