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blue blazes
Noun
informal
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
非公式な表現で、『blazes』(地獄の婉曲語) を強調している語。驚きや怒りなどの感情を込め、『一体全体…』や『いったいどうなっているのか』という意味合いを含む感嘆表現として使われる。 / 『blue blazes』は、強調・誇張のために『blazes』を派生させた語で、言い換えれば、状況や事態の異常さを際立たせるための表現である。
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(informal) Alliterative elaboration or intensification of 'blazes', a euphemism for 'hell'.
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