bloody Nora

Shocked UK interjection

Bloody Nora is a British exclamation of surprise, shock, or exasperation: Bloody Nora, I can't believe you said that!

It's a mild oath—a way of saying "bloody hell" while avoiding anything too harsh.

The Nora has no particular meaning; it just provides a rhyming or emphatic ending.

Sometimes spelled as one word or with an exclamation mark built in.

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register/cultural origin

bloody Noraholy moly

Mild surprise exclamation

holy cow · jeez · gee whiz · gosh darn · golly

intensity/offensiveness

bloody Norafucking hell

Profane exclamation of dismay

what the fuck · bloody hell · shit · son of a bitch · goddammit

emotional valence

bloody Norawonderful

Extremely good, inspiring delight

fantastic · marvelous · brilliant · hooray · how lovely

Family

bloody, blood, bloods, bloodied, bloodying, bloodier, bloodiest, bloodiness

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG