effing
- adverb
- /ˈɛfɪŋ/
- NSFW
- You have got to be effing kidding me.
That's how I felt coming down those big effing mountains sliding down.
- That's how I felt coming down those big effing mountains sliding down.
- Oh my God, this is so effing cute.
- Those guys are there to steal your effing pension.
- Or you can be an effing idiot and just sit there.
- All right, so this this though, is pretty effing horrible.
- No one's effing coming to save you.
- And where did you get your effing certainty from?
- It's OK to just say I want to get effing rich.
Examples
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No one's effing coming to save you.
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Oh my God, this is so effing cute.
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Look at that, look at how effing beautiful that is.
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It's OK to just say I want to get effing rich.
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You see, people are so effing desperate.
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Please, dear God almighty, just watch the effing documentary.
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There is no effing way Chip isn't a catch with the girls.
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That's how I felt coming down those big effing mountains sliding down.
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He told me, he said Ru Paul, don't take life too effing seriously.
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This movie is so effing hilarious that I can't stop laughing.
Synonyms
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
Said to show anger, surprise or annoyance
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
A mild swear people use to add emphasis or show anger
Appears before verbs or adjectives to make them stronger
A rude strong word used before an adjective or noun to show strong feeling
A word people use to add strong feeling to another word
A slang word that makes an adjective, verb, or adverb seem stronger
A word people use to show strong feeling without rude words
A mild swear people use to make what they say stronger
A word that makes another word stronger, often to show anger or surprise
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
How Intense
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Etymology
Effing comes from saying the letter 'F' ('eff') instead of the strong swear 'f-word'. People use effing as a mild way to make a sentence stronger, so it works as an intensifier.