Blame

·v Hurt; injury.

II. Blame ·vt To bring reproach upon; to Blemish.

III. Blame ·v That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.

IV. Blame ·v An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.

V. Blame ·vt To Censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to Reproach.

blame
A euphemistic evasion of the horrible word damn. Ex. "Blame me," or, "I'll be blamed, if;" also, "Yo...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.