TIL "Bloody" is a religious reference. Guess I need to go look up that etymology.
Well....That was interesting. It seems the "profane" nature of "Bloody" is very much in dispute, with claims that it derived from shortening "by Our Lady" being heavily disputed. There are multiple other possibilities for how the word began being used an intensifier, but NONE of them have to do with religion.
So, it seems that "bloody" is really of questionable vulgarity, and not really profane.
Derpicide on June 23rd, 2023 at 17:56 UTC »
Shouldn't /r/Damnthatsinteresting be marked a NSFW sub then?
RosieQParker on June 23rd, 2023 at 18:26 UTC »
Additional fun fact: nearly all French-Canadian vulgarity is also profanity.
trustworthysauce on June 23rd, 2023 at 19:04 UTC »
TIL "Bloody" is a religious reference. Guess I need to go look up that etymology.
Well....That was interesting. It seems the "profane" nature of "Bloody" is very much in dispute, with claims that it derived from shortening "by Our Lady" being heavily disputed. There are multiple other possibilities for how the word began being used an intensifier, but NONE of them have to do with religion.
So, it seems that "bloody" is really of questionable vulgarity, and not really profane.