Phrase guide
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noun
A loud protest or angry outburst.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: usually in phrases such as 'scream/howl/yell/shriek blue murder'
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an extravagantly loud outcry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
History
From French morbleu (“gadzooks, zounds”, interjection) (archaic), from mort bleu (“blue death”), a minced oath of mort Dieu (“death of God”).
