(AU, colloquial, euphemism) A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
OK, I took a couple of days off flogging this, but it ain't over. If you haven't signed my petition for a Proton Drive Linux app, plz do so (even if you don't know what the hell that is!) ... c.org/jy5LfPDg26
That could have been absolutely charming (no pun intended) and interactive, and had SO much scope. Of course I’m glad, in retrospect, that it didn’t happen. But what a sad indictment upon creativity it is that THIS m…
(AU, colloquial, euphemism) A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
Will you get out of the flogging bathroom? We're already running late.
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Best stop before it starts being like flogging a deaf horse.
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
Flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“OK, I took a couple of days off flogging this, but it ain't over. If you haven't signed my petition for a Proton Drive Linux app, plz do so (even if you don't know what the hell that is!) ... c.org/jy5LfPDg26”
“That could have been absolutely charming (no pun intended) and interactive, and had SO much scope. Of course I’m glad, in retrospect, that it didn’t happen. But what a sad indictment upon creativity it is that THIS murderspree nonsense is what they’re flogging instead.”
“Best stop before it starts being like flogging a deaf horse.”
“Flogging may help. Public shaming and stocks should be brought back. Placards displaying the crime with appropriately rotten fruit and veg available for throwing. But I’m just an uncouth colonial, what do I know… 🤪”
“...contemporary ad where CBS try flogging it to the hippie crowd - "the only legal trip you can take." Did they figure they could sell those stoned ears anything? Or were their own ears so establishment they couldn't hear this wasn't exactly the Grateful Dead? (2/3)”