frelling
- interjection
- /ˈfrɛlɪŋ/
- Slang
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maldita
- He shouted frelling when he realized he had missed the last train home.
Examples
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The computer crashed again and she muttered frelling under her breath.
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In the heat of the argument, he exclaimed frelling before storming out.
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What a frelling mess this is!
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I can't believe that frelling thing just broke!
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He shouted frelling when he realized he had missed the last train home.
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The computer crashed again and she muttered frelling under her breath.
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In the heat of the argument, he exclaimed frelling before storming out.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
659
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
121
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
33
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
15
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
14
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
11
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
9
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
4
9.9
A short cry people say to show surprise or anger
3
9.9
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
1
9.9
A rude strong word said to show anger or surprise
1
9.9
A word people say to show anger or strong annoyance instead of a swear word
1
9.9
People say a strong angry word when they feel very annoyed
1
9.7
Say to show anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
An exclamation that shows strong anger or surprise as a mild swear
A mild swear word used instead of stronger words
A short angry or surprised cry used instead of a strong bad word
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 angry word people say to show annoyance
A short word people say to show surprise, anger, or annoyance
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
A short angry or surprised shout used instead of a rude word
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
An old-fashioned word people say to show disbelief or annoyance
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
A rude phrase people say to show strong anger or frustration
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
frelling = frell (opaque) = frell + ing
The form is built with a regular suffixation pattern recognizable in English, but understanding its force as a mild swear/exclamation requires knowledge of the euphemism.
Etymology
Frelling is used as an exclamation in science fiction to show anger, surprise, or frustration and was made as a safer kind of 'swear'. A helpful way to remember it is to compare it with freaking or 'darn', because it lets you shout your feeling without using a very rude word.