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blue murder

blue mur·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo mur-der]
    • /blu ˈmɜr dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo mur-der]
    • /blu ˈmɜr dər/

Definitions of blue murder words

  • phrase blue murder If you say that someone screams blue murder or screams bloody murder, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of noise or fuss about something that they do not like. 3
  • noun blue murder a great outcry, noise; horrible din (esp in such phrases as cry, howl, scream, etc, blue murder) 3

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Parts of speech for Blue murder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blue murder popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

blue murder usage trend in Literature

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