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Pronunciation

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Noun

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blazes

  1. plural of blaze

Noun

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

Derived terms

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Verb

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blazes

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blaze

Adverb

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blazes (not comparable)

  1. (slang) hellishly, extremely
    It gets blazes hot here in the summer.

Interjection

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blazes

  1. Expression of frustration, shock, or both.

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