frell
- other
- Slang
- What the frell is going on here?
Examples
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In the show, characters often say frell instead of using real swear words.
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Oh, frell!
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He muttered frell under his breath when the computer crashed again.
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She shouted frell as the spaceship narrowly avoided the asteroid.
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He muttered frell under his breath when the computer crashed again.
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In the show, characters often say frell instead of using real swear words.
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She shouted frell as the spaceship narrowly avoided the asteroid.
Synonyms
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
A rude strong word said to show anger or surprise
A word people say to show anger or strong annoyance instead of a swear word
Say to show anger, surprise, or frustration
A short mild swear people say to show anger or surprise
A short angry or surprised cry used instead of a strong bad word
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
A short angry or surprised word people say when something goes wrong
A mild bad word people say to show anger or surprise
A word people use to show strong feeling without rude words
A short word people say to show surprise, anger, or annoyance
A polite way to talk about the very rude word 'fuck' without saying it
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frell works as a mild expletive, a safe stand-in for a stronger curse in many science fiction shows. A helpful way to remember frell is to compare it to words like darn or blast ('mild curses'), because it fills the same role without being a real swear.