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Meaning of bloody noun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The bullfrog, or the sound made by it.

US, archaic, dialectal

Examples

“"Ye little spalpeeny frog of a bog-throtting son of a bloody noun!"”
“The big fellow was not there, but a keen-eyed little bull-frog had taken his place and he seemed to comprehend the situation at a glance. For he set up the croak, Bloody nouns, played out! played out!! PLAYED OUT!!!”
“"Bloody nouns are the big ones." […] A name given by boys in Philadelphia to large bullfrogs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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