blazes

noun, adv, intj — 3 senses

blazes

noun

/ˈbleɪzɪz/

1

Euphemistic hell

Where the blazes were you?
Yes, we all know that McLuhan was a rock star[…] but what in blazes was he talking about?2011 January 6, David Carr, “Marshall McLuhan: Media Savant”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

1 more example

“As a mainlander you’ll be referred to as a fudgie by the islanders.” “What the blazes is a fudgie?” “They call you fudgie, like the rest of the tourists who go there to buy some of the most delicious fudge in the world from one of the many fudge shops on the island.”2018, P. A. Gawel, “From the Water, it Looks Like an Island”, in Son of a Son of the Thin Man in Murder Along the Crooked Way, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing, →ISBN:

Derived terms: blue blazes, go to blazes, hot as blazes

blazes

adv

1

Slang hellishly, extremely

It gets blazes hot here in the summer.

blazes

intj

1

Expression of frustration, shock, or both.

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