Original artwork, not a still
No no, I'm not drinking, I'm not bloody drinking.
— Absolutely Fabulous ‧ 1992
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Edina insists, twice, that she's not drinking, adding "bloody" for emphasis. The repeated denial does the opposite of reassuring, so it reads as protesting too much, and the comedy comes from the vehemence, which invites the listener to doubt it.
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