bloodies

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of bloody.

   In the second round, the challenger bloodies the champion with a sharp jab to the nose.

   Every new leak bloodies the governor's campaign a little more.

   Note

   The y of bloody turns to -ies after the consonant, as carry becomes carries. Only the verb takes this ending: the mild British intensifier, as in a bloody nuisance, is an adjective and never does. So bloodies means staining, wounding or damaging someone, unless it is a round of drinks.

2. 2
   nouncolloquial

   Plural of bloody.

   She asked for a round of bloodies, extra spicy, with celery on the side.

   By noon the cafe had run out of tomato juice for bloodies.

   Note

   Behind this plural stands a single noun: bloody, a casual clipping of Bloody Mary. Bloodies are therefore cocktails, never anything stained with blood. The clipping keeps its informal tone, so it suits ordering at a bar, while careful writing spells out Bloody Marys.

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