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Blood and thunder
adj, intj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Both melodramatically violent and aggressive; characterized by anger, or forthright ideas and expression. especially, not-comparable
"blood-and-thunder stories"
Intj
- 1 Expressing anger or exasperation. archaic, rare
"Strap following, with the knapsack on his back, chanced to take the other side, and, by a jolt of the carriage, pitched directly upon the stomach of the captain, who bellowed out, in a most dreadful manner, “Blood and thunder! where’s my sword?”"
Noun
- 1 Violent action and language, especially of a melodramatic kind, or the representation of this, or an aggressive or bad-tempered physical confrontation, typically in a sporting context.
"[…]she could fancy how Thurston was saying to himself: "But what's the good of this? It's blood and thunder we want. The old feller's getting past his work. He must go.""
- 2 A work of fiction featuring or characterized by bloodshed and violence; a sensationally violent story, drama, etc.
Etymology
Etymology 1
blood (noun) + and (conjunction) + thunder (noun). First attested in 1696.
Etymology 2
blood (noun) + and (conjunction) + thunder (noun). First attested in 1696.
Etymology 3
blood (noun) + and (conjunction) + thunder (noun). First attested in 1696.
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