Idiom
screwed, blued and tattooed
Slang
Meaning
Placed in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“After the scam, he felt completely screwed, blued and tattooed.”
“When the company fired everyone without notice or pay, the employees felt totally screwed, blued and tattooed.”
“Left with no legal recourse after the contract was voided, the small business owner realized he was well and truly screwed, blued and tattooed.”
Examples
simple
“After the scam, he felt completely screwed, blued and tattooed.”
contextual
“When the company fired everyone without notice or pay, the employees felt totally screwed, blued and tattooed.”
complex
“Left with no legal recourse after the contract was voided, the small business owner realized he was well and truly screwed, blued and tattooed.”
Origin
From screwed (“fornicated”) + blewed (“blown, experienced fellatio”) + tattooed. Describes the ideal experience of a sailor during a short shore leave.
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