fuck in English: A very strong swear word, shouted in anger, pain or shock, and also a crude word for having sex. It is at the harsh end of English swearing: recognise it, but do not say it. (interjection)

Translation

A very strong swear word, shouted in anger, pain or shock, and also a crude word for having sex. It is at the harsh end of English swearing: recognise it, but do not say it.

Word origin

First written down in English around 1500, probably from an old Germanic root meaning to strike or thrust, related to Dutch fokken and a Swedish dialect word focka.

Origin: Germanic
Root: fokken

Examples

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The commonest use of all: a single shout of pain, anger or shock.

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"What the fuck" turns an ordinary question into a furious one.

rating partly "" forty .

Most newspapers still print it as "f***" rather than write it out.

Related words

angry

Feeling very cross because something is wrong or unfair.

shout

To say something very loudly, often because you are angry or far away.

rude

Not kind or polite; speaking or acting in a way that upsets other people.

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

fucker

A very strong insult for a person you are angry with, occasionally used between close friends as rough affection. It is at the harsh end of English swearing: recognise it, but do not say it.

fucking

The swear word "fuck" put in front of another word to make it much stronger, in anger or, between close friends, in praise. It carries the full force of "fuck": recognise it, but do not say it.

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Not in Front of Them
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