blazes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪzɪz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪzɪz

Noun

blazes

1. plural of blaze

Noun

blazes pl (plural only)

1. (euphemistic) hell

   Where the blazes were you?

   • 2011 January 6, David Carr, “Marshall McLuhan: Media Savant”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Yes, we all know that McLuhan was a rock star […] but what in blazes was he talking about?

   • 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:

     “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.”

Derived terms

• blue blazes
• go to blazes
• hot as blazes

Verb

blazes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blaze

Adverb

blazes (not comparable)

1. (slang) hellishly, extremely

   It gets blazes hot here in the summer.

Interjection

blazes

1. Expression of frustration, shock, or both.

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