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"thundering"

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christopher short

Birmingham Post
My mother would say this if she was concerned for my safety, as in :-

"Don't climb that tree, you'll break your thundering neck !"

I think the word is a substitute adjective for something more fruity, although I don't think my Mother had any obscene words in her vocabulary.
 
I remember hearing 'Thundering' quite a bit, it was commonly used in the irish vocabulary Christopher.

Macca
 
Macca thanks,
Where she got it from I can only guess, The family as far as I know had no Irish connections and as far as I recall she was the only one I ever heard use the word. Also, when she was really angry with me, "I'll give you a thundering good hiding"
 
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