fucking
- adjective
- /ˈfʌkɪŋ/
- Offensive
- Just one big fucking mess.
- fucking country
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Watch on YouTubeWhy is HIV not a fucking alien, right?
- Why is HIV not a fucking alien, right?
- But yeah, there was some fucking nervous moments.
- So that's quite a fucking stretch to to put.
- I mean, all that shit's so fucking wack, bro.
- Bitch this is so fucking cringy Oh my God.
- They're just half pregnant because they're fucking snobs run by snobs.
- And dude, I was laughing so fucking hard.
- It's like, hey, that's fucking easy to do.
- And I was like, oh shit, this is fucking the real deal.
- I think a good musical play is fucking epic.
- Don't let your fucking son take the van.
- Can we please sister get a fucking bro please.
Examples
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I'm not going anywhere until someone gives me some fucking answers!
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I get it, man, I fucking get it.
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So it was their biggest yeah fucking issue ever.
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It's old people, how fucking bad can it be?
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Give me the fucking money!
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And dude, I was laughing so fucking hard.
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We should stop being so fucking PC and listen.
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"People talk shit about Oregon, but we got the greatest fucking forests in the world."
Academic text (2012) -
It's like, hey, that's fucking easy to do.
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I was so fucking surprised to see my friend at the party.
Synonyms
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
To add strong feeling before a describing word in informal British English, often to show anger
A word people use to add strong feeling to another word
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
A word people use to show strong feeling without rude words
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
An informal word people put before a descriptive word to show strong feeling, often anger or surprise
A mild swear people use to add emphasis or show anger
A rude strong word used before an adjective or noun to show strong feeling
Used before a word to show mild anger or strong feeling
Very bad or annoying
A slang word that makes an adjective, verb, or adverb seem stronger
People say it to show strong anger or annoyance
Very extreme and surprising that people use to show strong feeling
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Etymology
The word fucking is often used as a strong 'intensifier' that means 'very' or shows anger or surprise. This use comes from people turning the rude verb fuck into a forceful marker in speech, so fucking makes a feeling or idea much stronger.