- blazes
- hellThe eternal fires burn sinners, without consuming the body or making it insensible to pain:You can count on J. B. to blazes and beyond. (Fraser, 1977)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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blazes — euphemism for Hell, 1818, plural of BLAZE (Cf. blaze) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
blazes — /ˈbleɪzəz/ (say blayzuhz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. hell. –phrase 2. go to blazes, (an exclamation of dismissal, contempt, anger, etc.) 3. (in) the (blue) blazes, (an intensifier): *Well what the blazes do you want to come in here looking like… …
blazes — 1. noun hell Where the blazes were you? 2. adverb hellishly, extremely It gets blazes hot here in the summer … Wiktionary
blazes — n. go to blazes! ( damn you! ) * * * go to blazes! ( damn you! ) … Combinatory dictionary
blazes, go to — 1. Emph. refusal. 2. Go away. Go to hell. 3. to blazes with ... I have no interest in … A concise dictionary of English slang
blazes — Go to (blue) blazes … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Blazes Boylan — Hugh (“Blazes”) Boylan= Hugh (“Blazes”) Boylan is a fictional character from the James Joyce novel Ulysses. He is the manager for Marion Bloom’s upcoming concert in Belfast. Blazes Boylan is well known and well liked around town, but comes across … Wikipedia
blazes, the (blue) — Emph. addition to what? who? how? ♣ What the blazes are you doing? … A concise dictionary of English slang
blazes — bleɪz n. flame; glowing light; ignition, flaring up v. flare up, ignite; glow, shine; be publicized … English contemporary dictionary
blazes — informal used as a euphemism for ‘hell’. → blaze … English new terms dictionary
