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blinking
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blinking, adj. & adv. Brit. sl. an intensive, esp. expressing disapproval (a blinking idiot; a blinking awful time).
Etymology
BLINK + -ING(2) (euphem. for BLOODY)
THESAURUS
blinking
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