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to fuckle with

to fuckle with

1 9.9
To touch or change something carelessly, used in slang
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈfʌkəl wɪð/
  • Offensive
translation icon : joder con (vulg., informal)
  • Why do you like to fuckle with old electronics?

Examples

  • Please don't fuckle with my computer settings without asking me first.

  • Every time the engine makes a noise, he feels the need to fuckle with it.

  • He spent the whole afternoon trying to fuckle with the remote control to get it working.

  • He always fucks with the settings on my computer.

  • I can't believe he is still fucking with that old car instead of getting it fixed.

  • Stop fucking with my phone; it was working fine before you touched it.

  • She is always fucking with the settings on my computer, and it drives me crazy.

Synonyms

to fuck with
vsto fuckle with
  • Offensive
225 9.9

To mess with someone's things or plans on purpose to cause trouble

is casual, careless tinkering rather than deliberate interference
to fuck around
vsto fuckle with
  • Offensive
75 9.9

To waste time or act carelessly

involves casual or careless tinkering rather than simply wasting time
to futz with
vsto fuckle with
  • Informal
1 9.3

To touch or change something in a careless and unnecessary way

is more casual and careless rather than merely aimless tinkering

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

to leave alone
∞ 2.3

To avoid touching and disturbing a person, animal or object

How Much

to mess
  • Informal
∞ 4.2
to fuckle with
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to tinker
47 4.5
to touch
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fuckle with infinitive
fuckling with present participle
fuckles with third person singular
fucked with past
fucked with past participle

Morphology

fuckle + with

The verb 'fuckle' is non-standard but transparently appears derived from the profane verb 'fuck', which colloquially can mean 'to mess with' or 'to interfere with'; with the preposition 'with' the general notion of interacting or tampering is recoverable. However, because 'fuckle' is slang/vulgar, non-dictionary, and its specific senses (tinker, bother, antagonize) are variable and culturally marked, a B1 learner would not reliably predict the exact nuance without exposure.

Etymology

Fuckle with is slang that comes from a rude word fuckle used to mean 'mess with' or 'bother'. Imagine someone poking and twisting a machine without care; that's why the phrase means 'to tinker with' or 'handle roughly'.