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Hello.I am Farnaz.From Amir Kabir University Of Technology.When I was looking up "absobloominglutely in internet,I found this discussion.I want to ask you about the definition of this word.I need it ar once.It is essential.thank you!!!!


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It's just 'absolutely' with 'blooming' stuck in the middle via tmesis.


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Thank you very much.I also want to know when English people use "absobloominglutely"?


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when there is strong emotion, it is used for emphasis. Example: "I heard that your favorite singer is coming to town. Are you going to the concert?". "Abso-freaking-lutely! I really want to see that!"

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"There is abso-blooming-lutely no way I'm going to work Saturday! I've had plans for weeks!"


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It, and similar phrases, would only be used in informal settings, mostly in spoken contexts, but also in very familiar writing. In formal writing, it would only be appropriate to reproduce dialog.

For me, the most notable use of abso-bloomin-lutely occurs in the movie My Fair Lady. Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle sang -- or rather I should say "Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle sang," since Hepburn did not do the singing -- in "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?":

Aow, so loverly sittin' abso-bloomin'-lutely still.
I would never budge 'till spring
Crept over me windowsill.

Note that "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" is punctuated by Lerner with a question mark, rather than an exclamation point.


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