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Etymology

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From bastard +‎ -ing.

Adjective

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bastarding (not comparable)

  1. (UK, informal) damned, bloody; hateful
    • 1983, Richard Jenkins, Lads, citizens, and ordinary kids: working-class youth life-styles in Belfast:
      I had to clean all the bastarding bricks. I had to sit down and scrape all the mortar off them, for fuck's sake...
    • 1989, Leslie Thomas, The adventures of Goodnight and Loving:
      'No, I fucking well haven't,' confirmed George, regarding him bitterly. 'I will call the police.' 'Call the bastarding police,' challenged the angry George.