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Originally Posted by footfootfoot
What's the etymology of "bloody" and why is it so rude?
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"By his blood," as in Christ's hands and feet on the cross. Often seen in Shakespeare as "'Sblood" before the S got dropped. Also where "zounds!" comes from, shortened from "by his wounds."
As for why it's so much ruder than "Christ on a handlebar" or similar such vanity-taking, I dunno. Culture is weird.