frickin
- adverb
- /ˈfrɪkɪn/
- Slang
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- You just flushed the best two hours of brain power down the frickin toilet because you hit the snooze button.
And I think every viewer said frickin right, because it was this violent, threatening migrant who just got a little education then.
- And I think every viewer said frickin right, because it was this violent, threatening migrant who just got a little education then.
Examples
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These guys make the best frickin watches at the best frickin prices.
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What a frickin mess this project has turned into!
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Like I said, I had such a frickin ball writing this.
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What they ought to frickin do is sell more cars.
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So what I really want here is just like a frickin post.
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That folks, is a hard frickin landing.
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I have such a frickin blast recording this for you and with Manny and I love you guys so so much.
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They're professional bureaucrats who stuff their frickin pockets with our tax dollars.
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Most websites and even like frickin Domino's, you know, would you like this pan of brownie cookie dough, whatever it is?
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I had such a frickin great time at the concert last night.
Synonyms
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7.5
Shows that something is very strong or important
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9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
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9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
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9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
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9.1
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
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9.9
A mild swear people use to add emphasis or show anger
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9.5
Appears before verbs or adjectives to make them stronger
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9.9
A rude strong word used before an adjective or noun to show strong feeling
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9.9
Put before a word to show a very strong quality
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9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
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9.5
A word people use to add strong feeling to another word
An informal word placed before another word to add strong feeling
To make what you say sound stronger
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
A slang word that makes an adjective, verb, or adverb seem stronger
A mild swear people use to make what they say stronger
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
Adds the idea of very to a word, used in casual speech
Very, used before a word to add strong emphasis
A word that makes another word stronger, often to show anger or surprise
Very bad and annoying
A mild rude word people say to show they are annoyed
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
frickin = frick (transparent) = frick + in
Formed by adding the colloquial -in (representing -ing) to the verb 'frick' to create an intensifying adverbial/expletive form, so the meaning follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Frickin is an informal, softer form of the strong rude word fucking, used to add extra feeling without being as offensive. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it like saying 'very' or the similar word freakin when you want to emphasize something.