to eff

Examples

• All

• She looked at me and exclaimed, "Are you effing serious about this?"

• Holding up a sign that says I will eff Esther as a congressman.

  The Walker (2007)

• You effed him up already, placing all the burden on Nash.

  Blog text (9)

• Always know who you're effing with because you never know that one person could have been the key to an opportunity that would have completely changed your life.

  Film Courage

• At least they're not effing up someone's car

  Blog text (7)

• Are you effing nuts?

  Blog text (6)

• It would appear that the gentle fisherfolk are not so effing gentle after all.

  Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

• I'm just gonna ignore JLA news until WB stops effing around and shows that they're serious about the project.

  Blog text (21)

• He's effed and I'm effed, but I think I'm a little bit better conditioned than him and I know I'm every bit as strong as him.

• After they had a few drinks, he said, "I can't believe we are effing together now!"

Synonyms

F

to fuck

vsto eff

• Offensive

∞ 9.9

To have sex with someone

is a softened euphemism used to replace that explicit vulgarity

H

to have sex

vsto eff

• NSFW

∞ 3.0

To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure

is a milder euphemism used to avoid crude words

D

to do it

vsto eff

• NSFW

999 9.8

To have sex with someone

is a clearer euphemism directly replacing crude words

L

to love

vsto eff

• NSFW

698 8.6

To have sex with another person

is a milder stand-in used to avoid explicit crude language

K

to know

vsto eff

• NSFW

675 9.9

To have sex with someone

is modern informal slang used as a mild substitute rather than archaic speech

S

to sleep with

vsto eff

• NSFW

652 7.4

To have sex with someone

is more euphemistic and avoids explicit crude vocabulary

M

to make love

vsto eff

• NSFW

296 5.3

Have sex with someone you love or care about

is a milder substitute that does not imply love or affection

S

to screw

vsto eff

• Offensive

205 9.9

To have sex with someone, said as a rude word

is a milder substitute designed to replace this vulgar usage

G

to get it on

vsto eff

• Offensive

125 9.3

To have sex with someone

is a milder substitute used across informal speech

B

to bang

vsto eff

• Offensive

122 9.9

To have sex with someone

is chosen to sound less vulgar and more socially polite

G

to get laid

vsto eff

• Offensive

95 9.9

To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way

is a milder euphemism that does not stress casualness

S

to sleep together

vsto eff

• NSFW

69 7.4

Have sex with another person, often when not married

is a milder word used more often to mask crude language

H

to hump

vsto eff

• Offensive

58 9.9

To have sex with someone, used as a rude word

is a euphemism that avoids the graphic physical emphasis

H

to have intercourse

vsto eff

• NSFW

23 8.1

To have sex with someone

is informal and used as a less explicit everyday substitute

B

to be intimate

vsto eff

• NSFW

16 7.9

Have sex with someone

is more informal and often used as a direct substitute

B

to bed

vsto eff

• NSFW

12 9.0

To have sex with someone

is a euphemistic substitute that sounds less explicit or crude

L

to lie with

vsto eff

• NSFW

6 9.1

To have sex with someone

is informal and euphemistic rather than formal or literary

S

to sex

vsto eff

• NSFW

5 5.1

To have physical contact with someone for pleasure, usually in a casual way

is a milder word chosen to sound less explicit or harsh

F

to frick

vsto eff

• NSFW

3 9.9

To have sex with someone

is a less explicit substitute for the crude term

B

to boff

vsto eff

• Offensive

3 9.9

To have sex with someone in a casual or rude way

is a gentler substitute used to avoid crude colloquial terms

B

to bonk

vsto eff

• NSFW

2 9.9

To have sex with someone

is a less blunt euphemism chosen to soften crude language

H

to have a go at it

vsto eff

• Offensive

1 9.9

To have sex with someone

is less playful and serves as a milder vulgar substitute

H

to have it off

vsto eff

• NSFW

1 9.9

To have sex with someone, used in informal British English

is a more general euphemism rather than regional informal wording

J

to jazz

vsto eff

• Offensive

1 9.9

To have sex with someone

is a milder, more socially acceptable substitute for vulgar slang

G

to get our fuck on

vsto eff

• Offensive

1 9.9

Have sex with someone for fun without feelings

is a tamer euphemism that omits explicit vulgar enthusiasm

F

to fuck someone's brains out

vsto eff

• Offensive

1 9.9

To have very strong sex with someone, said in rude language

is a milder expression that does not stress extreme intensity

E

to effing

vsto eff

• Offensive

9.9

To have sex with someone

is the simple verb form used as a milder substitute

R

to roll in the hay

vsto eff

• NSFW

9.2

To have sex briefly in a casual way

is a milder term used broadly, not only playful imagery

H

to have it away

vsto eff

• NSFW

9.9

To have sex with someone

is a milder euphemism used widely rather than a casual phrase

F

to frigging

vsto eff

• Offensive

9.9

To have sex with someone, used as a rude word

is a less vulgar euphemism meant to avoid crude language

F

to fucken

vsto eff

• Offensive

9.9

To have sex with someone in a rude way

is a milder, non-emphatic substitute avoiding strong vulgarity

Idioms

E

eff all

• NSFW

9.9

Nothing at all, often said as a rude way to show you mean it

Phrasal Verbs

E

to eff off

• Offensive

9.9

A rude way to tell someone to go away without the real swear word

Surface Forms

Etymology