Uses for the word fuck

If you gave a fuck at all about the fucking amazing English language, you would stop fucking around and study the word fuck.

When your friends start fucking with you just tell them to shut the fuck up and to go fuck themselves, because you need to fucking study.

 Don’t be a fuck up. Instead of getting fucked up at bars like a dumbfuck trying to fuck another alcoholic fuck, be a cheapfuck and stay at home and learn to use the word fuck. So when someone asks you, “What the fuck does that mean?” You don’t have to answer, “I don’t fucking know.”

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As you can see from the above paragraphs, fuck is one of the most varying and interchangeable words that exists in the English language (and probably ALL languages as well). It’s also known as the the F-word and the F-bomb.

While the word fuck is often seen as the most vulgar word in the English language, it’s very commonly used in everyday speech, and you will encounter it all over the place in many different types of media. As you’ll see below, there are tons of different songs, movies, TV shows, and other media that use the word fuck.

To learn more about other swear words, check out the article How to Use Swear Words in English.

Whether or not you plan to say the word fuck, to fully understand the English language, you must understand this versatile word and its many, many uses.

Fuck can be used in almost every informal situation and to express any emotion. The only thing that matters is what tone of voice you use and what words surround it.

However, please note that many of these phrases are offensive and you should be careful about who you say them to. For example, if you say “fuck you,” to someone, they may want to fight you. Offensive phrases include a red OFFENSIVE tag.

Test yourself by looking through these various different expressions (both at the beginning of the article and the numbered phrases below) involving the word fuck and see how many you already know. Then, go back and read all of the expressions to learn the phrases you don’t already know and deepen your understanding of the ones you already know. (Note: some of the uses of fuck in the introduction will be defined in Part II of this article.)

Be sure to check out the videos for the different expressions to see how they’re used in the media and to hear how they’re pronounced.

NOTE: PG-13 stands for Parental Guidance for those under 13. It’s used in movies as a rating of who should see the movie. The PG-13 tag will help you convey the same meaning without being as vulgar.

1. What The Fuck? (WTF)

This is a common phrase that’s used when you are confused, irritated, or angry. It’s often abbreviated to “wtf.”

There are many different ways you can add what the fuck to other words to add emphasis. Check out the video below for many examples.

PG-13 version—What the hell?

Example:

• You can’t find your keys—”What the fuck? Where are my keys?”

Examples from the video:

• What the fuck is this?
• What the fuck are you talking about?
• What the fuck is with this guy? Who is he?
• What the fuck are you doing here?
• What the fuck is going on? (going on means happening)
• Where the fuck are you going?
• What the fuck are you thinking?

Note:  In a recent evolution of the language, “What the Fuck” is starting to be reduced to only so that you can’t hear the “What” very much, and people are even starting to use “The Fuck” instead of “What the Fuck”

2. Fuck!

Used to express anger or pain.

PG-13 version—Crap.

 Example:

• You’re playing soccer and miss an easy goal and say, “Fuck!”

3. Fuck it.

You say fuck it when you just don’t care anymore. It can also be used to admit defeat.

PG-13 version—Screw it.

Examples:

• After looking online for a video for 10 minutes you say, “Fuck it, I give up.”
• You’re playing chess with someone and they’re winning by a lot so you say, “Fuck it, you win. I don’t want to play anymore.”

Although the above music video doesn’t say “fuck it,” the overall meaning of the song—as the title suggests—is “fuck it, I’m done with this relationship.”

4. Holy fuck!

Used to express surprise. You can also say “holy shit” or “holy fucking shit.”

PG-13 version—Jesus Christ.

Example:

• You look into your bank account and see an extra $1,000 and you say, “Holy fuck. How did that get there?”

5. Fuck you/him/her/that. OFFENSIVE

Used to express anger, rage, hatred, or contempt with someone or something else.

PG-13 version—Screw you/him/her/that.

Examples:

• You hear that you need to do a 10 page essay by Friday and you say, “Fuck that.”
• Someone steals your backpack and you say, “Fuck him.”
• Someone doesn’t like your couch and says, “Fuck your couch.” 

6. Go fuck yourself. OFFENSIVE

Used in similar situations as “fuck you,” “go fuck yourself,” is used to express anger, frustration, hatred, or contempt with someone else. “Go fuck yourself” literally means to masturbate.

PG-13 version—Go screw yourself.

Example:

• Someone asks you if you want to pay for the bill. And you respond, “Hey I got a better idea, why don’t you go fuck yourself?”

 7. Did you fuck her? Was she a good fuck?

 Fuck can also be a vulgar and very informal way to say to have sex. It can also be used to refer to whether the sex was good or not.

PG-13 version—Did you screw her? Was she a good screw?

Example:

• “Did you finally fuck her last night?”
  “Yeah man. It was awesome. She’s a great fuck.”

 8. Fuck no / fuck yeah.

You add fuck in front of no or yes when you want to add emphasis to it.

PG-13 version—Hell no or hell yeah.

Examples:

• Your friend asks you if you want to drive to the party, and you respond, “Fuck no. I drove the last five times.”
• “Do you want to watch Friends?”
  “Fuck yeah!

9. Fuck me.

While fuck me can be said when you’re having sex (most often by the girl, but not always), you will more commonly hear it being said in the context of feeling astonished or frustrated/upset at yourself.

PG-13 version—God dammit.

Example:

• You forget to bring your soccer cleats (shoes) to play soccer and say, “Fuck me, now I can’t play.”

10. Don’t fuck me over.

To fuck someone over means to do them an injustice. In other words, it can mean to take advantage of, ignore a promise you made to them (which gets them in some kind of trouble), or to deceive someone out of their money or possessions.

PG-13 version—Don’t screw me over.

Examples:

• “I’m trusting you with the keys to my store, don’t fuck me over.”
• “You fucked me over, man! You said you would be there to pick me up. When you weren’t there I had to walk home and I got robbed!

 11. Are you fucking with me?

To fuck with someone means to joke with them.

 If you ask someone angrily, “Are you fucking with me?!” it can also mean are you lying to me?

PG-13 version—Are you messing with me?

Example:

• “Wait, did you just say you can eat 15 bananas in one sitting. Are you fucking with me?”

12. Stop fucking around.

To fuck around means to not be doing anything serious, usually when there’s important work to be done.

PG-13 version—Stop screwing around.

Example:

• “Stop fucking around on Facebook and let’s get to work.”

13. He’s fucked.

To be fucked means that you are in a hopelessly bad situation that you’re unable to recover from.

PG-13 version—He’s screwed.

Example:

• There’s no way he’s going to pass his class. He’s fucked.

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14. He’s fucked up.

To be fucked up means to have taken way too many drugs (including alcohol) or to have gotten hurt badly (often from a fight).

To fuck up means to make a really bad mistake.

To fuck someone up means to hurt them badly.

PG-13 Version: he’s messed up, he messed up, or they messed him up.

Examples:

• “Steve drank way too much tonight. He’s fucked up!”
• “You bet on the U.S. to win the World Cup? You fucked up! There’s no way they’re going to win!”
• “Joe was hitting on Kevin’s girlfriend so Kevin fucked him up.”

15. That’s fucking stupid.

Fucking is commonly added before adjectives to add emphasis.

PG-13 Version: That’s fricking stupid or that’s freaking stupid.

Example:

• “I’m so fucking hungry right now.”

16. What a stupid fuck. Offensive

Fuck can also be used as a noun, but there is usually in adjective describing what type of fuck the person is. It is also used in a negative context.

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Examples:

• “Sarah lost her purse again, what a dumb fuck.”
• “He wouldn’t give me 25 cents! What a stingy fuck.”

Here are some examples of being a dumb fuck:

17. I don’t give a fuck.

To not give a fuck means you couldn’t care less about something.

You can also say I don’t give a shit.

PG-13 Version: None. The closest you can get is to say “I couldn’t care less.” 

Examples:

• “Don’t do it, it’s dangerous!”
  “I don’t give a fuck, I’m going.”
• “Are you sure you want the new iPhone? It’s not that great and it’s really expensive..”
  “I don’t give a fuck, I’m buying it.”

18. Fuck off. Offensive

To fuck off is commonly used to tell someone to leave you or your stuff alone.

PG-13 Version: Go to hell.

Examples:

• A homeless person asks you for money and you say, “Fuck off.”
• Your friend keeps talking to you when you’re trying to work and you say to him, “Fuck off dude, I’m trying to work.”

19. Where the fuck are we?

This is used when you are totally lost and have no idea where you are.

PG-13 Version: Where the hell are we?

Example:

• “I don’t recognize the names of any of these streets. Where the fuck are we?”

20. I don’t fucking know.

You can add the word fucking to verbs like know and care to add emphasis. This is used when you think it’s obvious that you don’t know or if someone has already asked you a bunch of times before.

PG-13 Version: I don’t freaking/fricking know.

Examples:

• “Are you pregnant?”
  “I already told you, I don’t fucking know.”
• “But you’re stealing candy from babies…”
  “I don’t fucking care.”

21. Shut the fuck up. Offensive

Here, fuck is used to add emphasis to shut up, which means to stop talking or stop making noise.

PG-13 Version: Shut the hell up.

Example:

• “Shut the fuck up, I’m trying to work!”

22. Fuck up

A fuck up is a useless person who hasn’t done anything with his or her life.

PG-13 Version: Screw up

Example:

• “He’s such a fuck up. All he does is cause problems.”

23. Who the fuck are you? Offensive

When you add fuck to who are you, you are implying that the person is no one special and that they don’t belong here.

PG-13 Version: Who the hell are you?

24. Abso-fucking-lutely, de-fucking-licious

You can also add fuck into the middle of words to add emphasis to them.

PG-13 Version: Abso-fricking-lutely, de-freaking-licious

Example:

• “Do you want to go the Rio de Janiero next weekend?
  “Abso-fucking-lutely.”
• You’re arguing with a friend and some stranger tells you guys to calm down, and you say to him, “Who the fuck are you?”

25. Oprah Fucking Winfrey

You can add fucking in between someone’s first and last name to emphasize that you’re talking about an awesome person.

PG-13 Version: Oprah Freaking/Fricking Winfrey

Examples:

• “Who did you take a picture with?”
  “Oprah fucking Winfrey that’s who!”
• “Man, this song is lame. Whoever wrote it sucks.”
  “Woah dude! That’s Michael fucking Jackson you’re talking about!”

26. Mother fucker, fuckface, fucktard, fuckstick. Offensive

Here are some various names you can call someone that have the word fuck in them. Mother fucker  is considered to be one of the worst names you can call someone, as it means you have sex with your own mother.

• Fuckface is another word for a cock sucker, except instead of sucking cock, the guy just fucks your mouth.
• Fucktard comes from the word retard.
• Fuckstick is another word for dildo (i.e. a stick that you fuck).

Conclusion

Please remember that a lot of people will take offense if you say the word fuck. Make sure you don’t say it around kids!

While it’s fine to say fuck around your friends, try to avoid saying it to people you don’t know, unless you want to get in a fight with them.

That being said, many movies you’ll watch and songs you listen to will use the word fuck in its various forms, so it’s important to understand the many different uses.

If there some uses for fuck that weren’t mentioned here, please post them in the comments.

If you want to test your knowledge of the word fuck, I highly recommend the movie The Usual Suspects.

For more information about swearing, check out the article How to Use Swear Words in English.

Not to be confused with Funk.

Fuck is English-language profanity which often refers to the act of sexual intercourse, but is also commonly used as an intensifier or to convey disdain. While its origin is obscure, it is usually considered to be first attested to around 1475 CE.^[1] In modern usage, the term fuck and its derivatives (such as fucker and fucking) are used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an interjection or an adverb. There are many common phrases that employ the word as well as compounds that incorporate it, such as motherfucker, fuckwit, fuckup, fucknut, fucktard, and fuck off.

Offensiveness

It is unclear whether the word has always been considered a pejorative or, if not, when it first came to be used to describe (often in an extremely angry, hostile or belligerent manner) unpleasant circumstances or people in an intentionally offensive way, such as in the term motherfucker, one of its more common usages in some parts of the English-speaking world. Some English-speaking countries censor it on television and radio. Andrea Millwood Hargrave’s 2000 study of the attitudes of the British public found that fuck was considered the third-most-severe profanity, and its derivative motherfucker second. Cunt was considered the most severe.^[2]

Nevertheless, the word has increasingly become less of a pejorative and more publicly acceptable, an example of the «dysphemism treadmill» or semantic drift known as melioration, wherein former pejoratives become inoffensive and commonplace.^[3][4] Because of its increasing usage in the public forum, in 2005 the word was included for the first time as one of three vulgarities in The Canadian Press’s Canadian Press Caps and Spelling guide. Journalists were advised to refrain from censoring the word but use it sparingly and only when its inclusion was essential to the story.^[5] According to linguist Pamela Hobbs, «notwithstanding its increasing public use, enduring cultural models that inform our beliefs about the nature of sexuality and sexual acts preserve its status as a vile utterance that continues to inspire moral outrage.» Hobbs considers users rather than usage of the word and sub-divides users into «non-users», for whom «the word belongs to a set of taboo words, the very utterance of which constitutes an affront, and any use of the word, regardless of its form (verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) or meaning (literal or metaphorical) evokes the core sexual meanings and associated sexual imagery that motivate the taboo.»; and «users», for whom «metaphorical uses of the word fuck no more evoke images of sexual intercourse than a ten-year-old’s ‘My mom’ll kill me if she finds out’ evokes images of murder,» so that the «criteria of taboo are missing.»^[6]

Etymology

Germanic cognates

The Oxford English Dictionary states that the ultimate etymology is uncertain, but that the word is «probably cognate» with a number of Germanic words with meanings involving striking, rubbing and having sex or is derivative of the Old French word that meant ‘to have sex’.^[7]

The word has probable cognates in other Germanic languages, such as German ficken (‘to fuck’); Dutch fokken (‘to breed’, ‘to beget’); Afrikaans fok (‘to fuck’);^[8] Icelandic fokka (‘to mess around’, ‘to rush’);^[9] dialectal Norwegian fukka (‘to copulate’); and dialectal Swedish focka (‘to strike’, ‘to copulate’) and fock (‘penis’).^[7] This points to a possible etymology where Common Germanic *fuk(k)ōn-from the verbal root *fug- (‘to blow’)^[9] comes from an Indo-European root *peuk-, or *peuĝ- (‘to strike’),^[10] cognate with non-Germanic words such as Latin pugno (‘I fight’) or pugnus (‘fist’).^[7] By application of Grimm’s law, this hypothetical root also has the Pre-Germanic form *pug-néh₂— (»to blow’),^[9] which is the etymon of, amongst others, Dutch fok(zeil) (‘foresail’).^[11] There is a theory that fuck is most likely derived from German or Dutch roots, and is probably not derived from an Old English root.^[12]

False etymologies

One reason that the word fuck is so hard to trace etymologically is that it was used far more extensively in common speech than in easily traceable written forms. There are multiple urban legends that advance false etymologies declaring the word to be an acronym. One of these urban legends is that the word fuck came from Irish law. If a couple was caught committing adultery, the two would be punished «For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In the Nude», with FUCKIN written on the stocks above to denote the crime. A variant misconception alleges church clerks to have recorded the crime of «Forbidden Use of Carnal Knowledge». Another is that of a royal permission granted in the Middle Ages: the Black Death and the scarcity of uncontaminated resources drove towns to control both human interactions and population growth. Supposedly many towns required permission to intermingle or to make babies. Hence, no couple could do either without royal permission (usually from a local magistrate or lord) which required placing a sign visible from the road that said Fornicating Under Consent of King, which was later shortened to FUCK. This story is hard to document, has persisted in oral and literary traditions for many years, but has been proven false.^[13]

A false etymology first made popular on the radio show Car Talk says that the phrase fuck you derives from pluck yew in connection with a misconception regarding the origins of the V sign. This misconception states that English archers believed that those who were captured by the French had their index and middle fingers cut off so that they could no longer operate their longbows, and that the V sign was used by uncaptured and victorious archers in a display of defiance against the French. The addition of the phrase fuck you to the misconception came when it was claimed that the English yelled that they could still pluck yew, (yew wood being the preferred material for longbows at the time), a phrase that evolved into the modern fuck you.^[12] In any event, the word fuck has been in use far too long for some of these supposed origins to be possible. Since no such acronym was ever recorded before the 1960s according to the lexicographical work The F-Word, such claims create at best a so-called «backronym».^[14]

Grammar

In terms of its parts of speech, fuck has a very flexible role in English grammar, functioning as both a transitive and intransitive verb, and as an adjective, adverb, noun, and interjection.^[7][15]

Although the word itself is used in its literal sense to refer to sexual intercourse, its most common usage is figurative—to indicate the speaker’s strong sentiment and to offend or shock the listener.^[16] Linguist Geoffrey Hughes found eight distinct usages for English curse words, and fuck can apply to each. For example, it fits in the «curse» sense (fuck you!), as well as the «personal» sense (You fucker).^[17] In the Oxford English Dictionary, more than a hundred different senses, usages and collocations (like fuck around, fuck with s.o., fuck you, fuck me, fuck it) are identified for fuck, its derived forms (like fucker, fuckee, fuckability), and compounds with fuck (e.g. fuckfest, fuckhole, fuckface).^[8]

Early usage

In 2015, Dr. Paul Booth argued he had found «(possibly) the earliest known use of the word ‘fuck’ that clearly has a sexual connotation»: in English court records of 1310–11, a man local to Chester is referred to as «Roger Fuckebythenavele», probably a nickname. «Either this refers to an inexperienced copulator, referring to someone trying to have sex with the navel, or it’s a rather extravagant explanation for a dimwit, someone so stupid they think that this is the way to have sex», says Booth.^{[18][19][20][21]} An earlier name, that of John le Fucker recorded in 1278, has been the subject of debate, but is thought by many philologists to have had some separate and non-sexual origin.^[22]

Otherwise, the usually accepted first known occurrence of the word is found in code in a poem in a mixture of Latin and English composed in the 15th century. The poem, which satirizes the Carmelite friars of Cambridge, England, takes its title, «Flen flyys», from the first words of its opening line, Flen, flyys, and freris (‘Fleas, flies, and friars’). The line that contains fuck reads Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk. Deciphering the phrase gxddbou xxkxzt pg ifmk, here by replacing each letter by the previous letter in alphabetical order, as the English alphabet was then, yields the macaronic non sunt in coeli, quia fuccant vvivys of heli, which translated means, ‘They are not in heaven, because they fuck the women of Ely’. The phrase was probably encoded because it accused monks of breaking their vows of celibacy;^[12] it is uncertain to what extent the word fuck was considered acceptable at the time. The stem of fuccant is an English word used as Latin.^[23] In the Middle English of this poem, the term wife was still used generically for ‘woman’.^{[‡ 1]}

William Dunbar’s 1503 poem «Brash of Wowing» includes the lines: «Yit be his feiris he wald haue fukkit: / Ye brek my hairt, my bony ane» (ll. 13–14).^[24]

The oldest occurrence of the word in adjectival form (which implies use of the verb) in English comes from the margins of a 1528 manuscript copy of Cicero’s De Officiis. A monk had scrawled in the margin notes, «fuckin Abbot». Whether the monk meant the word literally, to accuse this abbott of «questionable monastic morals», or whether he used it «as an intensifier, to convey his extreme dismay» is unclear.^[25]

John Florio’s 1598 Italian–English dictionary, A Worlde of Wordes, included the term, along with several now-archaic, but then-vulgar synonyms, in this definition:

• Fottere: To jape, to sard, to fucke, to swive, to occupy.^[17]

Of these, «occupy» and «jape» still survive as verbs, though with less profane meanings, while «sard» was a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon verb seordan (or seorðan, ON serða), to copulate; and «swive» had derived from earlier swīfan, to revolve i.e. to swivel (compare modern-day «screw»). As late as the 18th century, the verb occupy was seldom used in print because it carried sexual overtones.^{[26][‡ 2]}

A 1790 poem by St. George Tucker has a father upset with his bookish son say «I’d not give [a fuck] for all you’ve read». Originally printed as «I’d not give —— for all you’ve read», scholars agree that the words a fuck were removed, making the poem the first recorded instance of the now-common phrase I don’t give a fuck.^[27]

Farmer and Henley’s 1893 dictionary of slang notes both the adverbial and adjectival forms of fuck as similar to but «more violent» than bloody and indicating extreme insult, respectively.^[16]

Modern usage

The modern usage and flexibility of fuck was established by the mid-to-late 19th century, and has been fairly stable since.^[16] Most literally, to fuck is to have sex, but it is also used as a more general expletive or intensifier.^{[‡ 3]}

Insertion of the trochaic word fucking can also be used as an exercise for diagnosing the cadence of an English-language word. This is the use of fuck or more specifically fucking as an infix, or more properly, a tmesis (see expletive infixation). For example, the word in-fucking-credible sounds acceptable to the English ear, and is in fairly common use, while *incred-fucking-ible would sound very clumsy (though, depending on the context, this might be perceived as a humorous improvisation of the word). Abso-fucking-lutely and motherfucking are also common uses of fuck as an affix.^[28] While neither dysphemistic nor connected to the sexual connotations of the word, even the vacuous usages are considered offensive and gratuitous, such as This is fucking awesome!^{[‡ 3]} Fuck has colloquial usage as a verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, interjection, noun, and pronoun.^[29]

The word fuck is a component of many acronyms, some of which—like SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fucked Up) and FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition)—date as far back as World War II.^[30] MILF (Mother I’d Like to Fuck) and variations of the first letter are widely seen in pornographic contexts.^{[‡ 4]} Many more recent coinages, such as the shorthand WTF? for ‘what the fuck’,^{[‡ 5]} STFU for ‘shut the fuck up’,^{[‡ 6]} or FML for ‘fuck my life’,^{[‡ 7]} have been widely extant on the Internet, and may count as examples of internet memes. Many acronyms will also have an F or MF added to increase emphasis; for example, OMG (‘oh my God’) becomes OMFG (‘oh my fucking God’). Abbreviations involving fuck can be considered less offensive than fuck itself.^[31] Although the word is proclaimed vulgar, several comedians rely on fuck for comedic routines. George Carlin created several literary works based upon the word, including his routine «seven dirty words»—words that were bleep censored on US television.^[32]

Examples of more recent usage

In 1928, English writer D. H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover gained notoriety for its frequent use of the words fuck and fucking.^[33] The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger featured the use of fuck you in print. First published in the United States in 1951, the novel remains controversial to this day due in part to its use of the word,^[34] standing at number 13 for the most banned books from 1990 to 2000 according to the American Library Association.^[35]

The first documented use of the word fuck on live British television has been attributed to theatre critic Kenneth Tynan in 1965, though it has been claimed Irish playwright Brendan Behan used the word on Panorama in 1956 or the man who painted the railings on Stranmillis Embankment alongside the River Lagan in Belfast, who in 1959 told Ulster TV’s teatime magazine programme Roundabout that his job was «fucking boring».^[36] The Bill Grundy incident was a controversy that ensued in 1976 when Today host Bill Grundy interviewed the Sex Pistols, after guitarist Steve Jones called Grundy a «dirty fucker» and a «fucking rotter».^[37]

The word began to break into cinema when it was uttered once in the film Vapor (1963) and in two Andy Warhol films – Poor Little Rich Girl (1965) and My Hustler (1965),^[38] and later in each of two 1967 British releases, Ulysses and I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname. It was used several times in the 1969 British film Bronco Bullfrog.^[39] According to director Robert Altman, the first time the word fuck was used in a major American studio film was in 1970’s M*A*S*H, spoken by Painless during the football match at the end of the film.^[40]

Use in politics

Fuck is not widely used in politics, and the use of the word by politicians often produces controversy. Some events include:

• In 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson said to the Greek ambassador Alexandros Matsas when he objected to American plans in Cyprus, «Fuck your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant. Cyprus is a flea. Greece is a flea. If these two fellows continue itching the elephant they may just get whacked by the elephant’s trunk, whacked good».^[41][42]
• Former British Secretary of State for Defence Denis Healey reported that the penultimate High Commissioner of Aden (1965–1967), Sir Richard Turnbull, stated that, «When the British Empire finally sinks beneath the waves of history, it will leave behind it only two memorials: one is the game of Association Football and the other is the expression ‘Fuck Off’.»^[43]
• During debate in February 1971 in the House of Commons of Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau mouthed the words «fuck off» at Conservative MP John Lundrigan, while Lundrigan made some comments about unemployment. Afterward, when asked by a television reporter what he had been thinking, Trudeau famously replied: «What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you say ‘fuddle duddle’ or something like that?». «Fuddle duddle» consequently became a catchphrase in Canadian media associated with Trudeau.^[44]
• The first accepted modern use in the British House of Commons came in 1982 when Reg Race, Labour MP for Wood Green, referred to adverts placed in local newsagents by prostitutes which read «Phone them and fuck them.» Hansard, the full record of debates, printed «F*** them», but even this euphemism was deprecated by the Speaker, George Thomas.^[45]
• During the George W. Bush presidency, a vehicular bumper sticker with the words Buck Fush (a spoonerism of «Fuck Bush») gained some popularity in the US.^[46]
• In June 2004, US Vice President Dick Cheney told Democratic senator Patrick Leahy, «Go fuck yourself.» Coincidentally, Cheney’s outburst occurred on the same day that the Defense of Decency Act was passed in the Senate.^[47]
• In February 2006, Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales Morris Iemma, while awaiting the start of a Council of Australian Governments media conference in Canberra, was chatting to Victorian Premier Steve Bracks. Not realizing microphones were recording, he said, «Today? This fuckwit who’s the new CEO of the Cross City Tunnel has … been saying what controversy? There is no controversy.»^[48] The exchange referred to the newly appointed CEO of the recently opened Cross City Tunnel toll road within Sydney.
• In 2007, U.S. Senator John Cornyn objected to John McCain’s perceived intrusion upon a Senate meeting on immigration, saying, «Wait a second here. I’ve been sitting in here for all of these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You’re out of line.» McCain replied «Fuck you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room.»^[49]
• In April 2007, New Zealand Education Minister Steve Maharey said «fuck you» to a fellow MP during parliamentary question time. He apologized shortly afterwards.^[50]
• In December 2008, recorded telephone conversations revealed Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich trying to «sell» an appointment to the Senate seat that Barack Obama resigned after being elected president. In the phone conversation, Blagojevich said in reference to his power to appoint a new senator, «I’ve got this thing and it’s fucking golden and I’m just not giving it up for fuckin’ nothing.» In the recorded conversations, Blagojevich also referred to Obama as a «motherfucker» and repeatedly said, «fuck him». When speaking of the Obama administration’s request that Valerie Jarrett be appointed as Obama’s replacement, Blagojevich complained, «They’re not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them.» Blagojevich also said Tribune Company ownership should be told to «fire those fuckers» in reference to Chicago Tribune editors critical of him.^[51]
• In December 2009 in Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish Parliament), Paul Gogarty responded to heckles from Emmet Stagg with the outburst, «With all due respect, in the most unparliamentary language, fuck you, Deputy Stagg. Fuck you.»^[52][53] Gogarty immediately withdrew the remarks and later made a personal statement of apology.^[52] Reporting of the outburst quickly spread by media and the Internet.^[53] A subcommittee of the Dáil’s standing committee on procedure and privilege produced a 28-page report on the incident.^[52]
• On March 23, 2010, US Vice President Joe Biden whispered into President Barack Obama’s ear, «This is a big fucking deal» when referring to the US health care reform bill. His words were picked up by microphones and video.^[54]
• On May 3, 2010, Canadian senator Nancy Ruth advised representatives of women’s groups to «shut the fuck up» on access to abortion, in the run-up to the 36th G8 summit.^[55]
• In late 2012, the then-US House Speaker John Boehner was visiting the White House, where he saw then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the lobby. Boehner was under great stress about the impending fiscal cliff, and Reid had also accused him of running a «dictatorship» in the house. Boehner saw Harry Reid, pointed his finger at him, and told him, «Go fuck yourself!» Reid replied by saying, «What are you talking about?» Boehner then repeated what he had told him and left.^{[better source needed]}
• In late 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reacted to the European Parliament’s criticism over the prevalence of unsolved extrajudicial killings which occurred during his «War on Drugs» by lashing out at EU politicians, claiming that they were «hypocrites» whose colonial-era ancestors had killed «thousands» of Arabs and other peoples during the colonial period.^[56] Upon making an obscene hand gesture, Duterte stated that he told EU politicians, «When I read the EU condemnation I told them ‘fuck you.’ You are only doing it to atone for your own sins» and «They do not want a safe Philippines. They want it to be ruled by criminals. Oh, well, I’m sorry. That is your idiotic view».^[57] Duterte also said, in response to growing international criticism, the «EU now has the gall to condemn me. I repeat it, fuck you.»^[58]
• On June 10, 2018, Robert De Niro sparked controversy during the 72nd Tony Awards as he cursed US President Donald Trump with the word during the live broadcast. He started with the sentence: «I’m gonna say one thing: Fuck Trump.» He clenched his two fists in the air, and ended his remarks by saying «It’s no longer down with Trump, it’s fuck Trump!» He received a standing ovation from the audience, which was mostly celebrities.^[59][60][61]
• On August 5, 2019, Beto O’Rourke after learning of a mass shooting in his home town of El Paso, Texas stated «He’s been calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals. I don’t know, like, members of the press, what the fuck?» referring to Donald Trump when asked for his reaction to the shooting.^[62]
• During a virtual live telecast Senate hearing on August 21, 2020, Senator Tom Carper shouted: «Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!» over a video chat that was being broadcast nationwide.^[63]
• During his October 9, 2020 appearance on The Rush Limbaugh Show, US President Donald Trump stated in a threat to Iran, «If you fuck around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.»^[64]
• In 2021, «Let’s Go Brandon» became a political slogan and internet meme used as a euphemism for «Fuck Joe Biden», the president of the United States.
• In 2022, President Joe Biden said to the mayor of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, «No one fucks with a Biden,» to which Mayor Ray Murphey responded, «Yeah, you’re goddamn right.»^[65]

Use in marketing

In April 1997, clothing retailer French Connection began branding their clothes with fcuk (usually written in lowercase), stating it was an acronym for «French Connection United Kingdom». Its similarity to the word fuck caused controversy.^[66] French Connection produced a range of T-shirts with messages such as «fcuk this», «hot as fcuk», «cool as fcuk», «fcuk fashion», etc.^[67]

In 2009, the European Union’s OHIM trade marks agency disallowed a German brewery to market a beer called «Fucking Hell». They sued, and on March 26, 2010 got permission to market the beer. The company argued that it was actually named after the Austrian village of Fucking (now spelled Fugging) and the German term for light beer, hell (which is simply the word for «light-coloured»).^[68]

Iancu v. Brunetti is a United States Supreme Court case in which the owner of the clothing brand FUCT (supposedly standing for «Friends U Can’t Trust») sued the Patent and Trademark Office, which refused to trademark the name for being «scandalous» under the Lanham Act.^[69] The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that a provision in 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a) of the Act, denying registration to any trademarks seen as consisting of immoral or scandalous matter, was an unconstitutional restriction of applicants’ freedom of speech.^[70]

Band names

The word fuck has been used in a number of band names, such as Fucked Up, generally based on common compounds. Many of these bands fall into the genres of punk and metal, while some fall into the categories of electronic rock and pop, such as Holy Fuck^[71] and Fuck Buttons^[72]

F-bomb

The phrase dropping an F-bomb usually refers to the unanticipated use of the word fuck in an unexpected setting, such as public media, a play on the nickname for the hydrogen bomb (the «H-bomb»)^{[‡ 8]} and the shock value that using the word fuck in discourse carries. The term was first reported in a newspaper (Newsday) in 1988 when Hall of Fame baseball catcher Gary Carter used it.^[73] In 2012 it was listed, for the first time, in the mainstream Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.^[74]

Censorship

In the United States, the word is frequently edited out of music and films when broadcast on TV, such as in the film The Big Lebowski, when John Goodman’s character repeatedly yells, «This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass». It was censored on television as «This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps.»^[75]

Still, in 1971, the US Supreme Court decided that the public display of fuck is protected under the First and Fourteenth amendments and cannot be made a criminal offense. In 1968, Paul Robert Cohen had been convicted of disturbing the peace for wearing a jacket with the slogan «Fuck the Draft» (in a reference to conscription in the Vietnam War). The conviction was upheld by the court of appeals and overturned by the Supreme Court in Cohen v. California.^[76]

Common alternatives

In conversation or writing, reference to or use of the word fuck may be replaced by any of many alternative words or phrases, including the F-word or the F-bomb (a play on A-bomb and H-bomb), or simply, eff or f (as in What the eff/F or You effing/f’ing fool). Also, there are many commonly used substitutes, such as flipping, frigging, fricking, freaking, feck, fudge, flaming, forget or any of a number of similar-sounding nonsense words. In print, there are alternatives such as, F***, F––k, etc.; or a string of non-alphanumeric characters, for example, @$#*%! and similar (especially favored in comic books).^[77]

A replacement word that was used mainly on Usenet newsgroups is fsck, derived from the name of the Unix file system checking utility.^[78][79]

See also

• Army creole
• The finger, a related hand gesture
• Four-letter word
• Harcourt interpolation
• List of films that most frequently use the word «fuck»
• List of common false etymologies of English words
• Madonna on Late Show with David Letterman in 1994
• Profanity
• Sexual slang

References

Dictionaries

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The term “fuck” is short and punchy; its usage limitless. Perhaps its most impressive quality is its versatility: it can be used as a noun, an adverb, a verb, an adjective, an interjection, or really anything you want it to be.

So, how to use this multipurpose expletive in real life? After reading about the many origins of the word, here are 50 creative ways to use it. Sensitive souls, please fuck off abstain.

#1 What the fuck?! 

Used to express incredulity, shock, surprise, confusion or anger. Also abbreviated online or in texts as “WTF”. Can be shortened to “the fuck?!” or the web version “dafuq?!”

#2 Go fuck yourself!

English speakers will use this expression to show anger, contempt or frustration toward someone. This is one you can take personally.

Example: If you thought you could get away with stealing my umbrella and have me buy a new one for when it rains, well you can go fuck yourself!

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A classic of the genre. Sometimes simplest is best. An interjection used to express a wide range of emotions: anger, pain, surprise, hatred, boredom – it contains multitudes.

#4 Fuck my life or FML

Full version and online acronym for “fuck my life”, used to describe one’s misfortunes.

Example: COVID-19 was really a worldwide FML moment.

#5 Motherfucker or Mfer or Mofo

A grave insult to traditional family values. Can be abbreviated to “mofo” or “mfer”. Also a solid branding opportunity.

#6 Holy fuck!

Expresses surprise or anger. To avoid especially in religious contexts. The F-word really is full of surprises.

#7 I don’t give a fuck or IDGAF

Can be shortened to IDGAF – emphatic, edgier version of “I don’t care” or “I couldn’t care less”.

Example: I don’t give a fuck if you missed your Gymglish lesson today, just don’t let it happen again, ok?

#8 Fuck me!

Used to show anger, surprise, bewilderment or frustration, sometimes directed at oneself.

Example: “Fuck me! It’s raining and I just missed the bus.

#9 To be or get fucked / fucked over (by a company); To fuck somebody around or about (chiefly UK)

To be treated unfairly or harshly, in a damaging manner.

Example: The country really fucked me over by denying me my voting rights.

#10 Fuck this!; Fuck that!

Used to express disdain, impatience or frustration with an activity or situation. 

#11 Fuck it!

Used to express indifference or frustration, or a “what the hell?” “who cares?” attitude.

Example: I forgot my keys inside the house. Fuck it! I’m just going to climb the fence.

#12 To fuck up

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To make a mistake or do something badly. 

Example: I was having a bad day and told my boss to fuck off. I’ve really fucked up this time.

#13 (Tired) as fuck, (Tired) AF

An informal synonym of “very”, “quite” or “a lot”. Often abbreviated to “AF” online or in text messages.

Example: I’m tired AF after working all week, I think I’ll get drunk AF.

#14 For fuck’s sake or FFS

Also known as “FFS” online, this exclamation is used to express frustration, annoyance or anger. More polite alternatives are “for crying out loud” or “for goodness’s sake”.

#15 To fuck around; to fuck about

Describes someone who behaves stupidly or carelessly, or wastes time. “To fuck about” is chiefly British. They’re so sophisticated.

Example: Stop fucking around and get dressed – we’re going to be late!

#16 Shut the fuck up! or STFU

Often abbreviated to “STFU”, this acronym is used to add emphasis to “shut up”, a rude demand for someone to stop talking or making noise.

#17 Fuckface

Offensive word for a stupid or an annoying person.

#18 To give a fuck

If you “don’t” give a fuck, that means you don’t care about somebody or something. If you “do” give a fuck, it means you care. 

After all, the word “fuck” is among the most useful words the English language has to offer.

#19 Fuck off!

A more vulgar synonym of “piss off”, “go away” or “get lost”. Instructions for someone to leave or stop bothering you.

#20 A fuck buddy

Refers to a casual sexual partner without a romantic attachment. Who says romance is dead?

#21 Fuck yeah!; Fuck no!

Both interjections can be used when you strongly agree or disagree about something or with someone.

#22 To fuck with someone

To treat someone poorly, in a way that may cause anger or violence. Also used in a more friendly context meaning to tease someone or play around with them.

Example: I was just fucking with you – I didn’t really produce the Pixar film Ratatouille.

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#23 A fuckboi / a fuck boy 

Introduced by the hip-hop movement, refers to a callous womanizer who treats women unfairly or poorly. A pejorative term used by women and men alike.

#24 Get fucked!

Used to express refusal, disinterest and anger. Close in meaning to “go away”, “screw you”, and “piss off”. By the way, here’s how to conjugate the word fuck should you need to use it on a regular basis.

#25 (The air conditioner is)  fucked

The adjective “fucked” can refer to something broken or in bad condition, or refer to someone finding themselves in a difficult situation, being very tired or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 

#26 Fuck a duck!

Slang interjection used to express anger, frustration, or contempt. Especially insulting to ducks.

#27 Fuck around and find out, or FAFO

Internet catchphrase warning that a particular action could result in unwanted consequences. Used as a hashtag on Twitter during the 2020 US Presidential election, warning of the consequences Trump’s reelection would cause.

#28 (To have) fuck all

Nothing at all or very little. 

Example: After my trip to Las Vegas, I had fuck all left in my savings account.

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#29 A fuck up

Refers to someone who is incompetent or who frequently makes mistakes.

#30 Fuck as a “tmesis”

Fuck can also be used as a tmesis (a term inserted into the middle of an existing word for emphasis or color). 

Example: Absofucking-lutely! (instead of “absolutely!)

#31 Fuck you!

Sometimes nothing beats the original. Synonym of “go to hell”, “fuck you” is an insult used to express hatred, frustration or exasperation. 

#32 (A) fucking (disaster)

Adjective used to add emphasis.

Example: This party is fucking amazing!

#33 (A) fucking (terrible situation)

Adverb used to add emphasis.

Example: This English grammar exercise is so fucking difficult.

#34 A fucker

Noun which describes a stupid or unpleasant person or thing.

#35 A clusterfuck

Describes a chaotic situation in which many mistakes or problems arise at the same time. 

Example: The traffic on 101 is a clusterfuck this morning. Should have taken a helicopter.

#36 Fuckload; Fuckton

A very large number or amount – can be written “fuckloads’ or “a fuckload”. 

Example: There are fuckloads of people in the subway this morning, and none of them are wearing masks.

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#37 (Who the) fuck knows?

An expression meaning “nobody knows” or “I have no idea”.

#38 Fucking hell!

An exclamation of bewilderment, great surprise or anger. Chiefly British. They’re so elegant!

#39 The noun “fuck”

Can refer to the act of sexual intercourse, describe a sexual partner or experience, or an unpleasant or rude person. So versatile!

#40 Fucked up beyond all recognition or FUBAR

Also known as the acronym “FUBAR”, the expression gained popularity due to its use by soldiers during World War II.

#41 Fucking A or Fucking A right!

Expresses astonishment or bewilderment, or strong agreement. Possibly an ironically shortened and ruder form of the US military term “affirmative”.

Example: 

– Did you finally get promoted? 

– Fucking A right I did!

#42 Fuck this for a game of soldiers!

A dated British slang phrase used to express a sense of exasperation or impatience towards a situation.

#43 Bumfuck (nowhere)

Describes “the middle of nowhere”, an isolated and remote place, often far from what people consider “civilization”.

Example: I can’t believe you booked a house in such a bumfuck place. What are we going to do all week?

#44 Fuckery

Synonym of “bullshit” or “nonsense”, and a term once used to refer to a brothel.

#45 To be mindfucked; a mindfuck

Describes a disturbing or confusing psychological tactic or trick. Similar to having one’s “mind blown” or to be “mind blown”.

Example:

– I can’t get over the latest Vin Diesel film. It’s a masterpiece. I’m literally mindfucked right now.

-That’s not what “literally” means.

#46 No fucks given; Zero fucks given

A phrase used to emphasize that one does not care about something at all.

Example: I just had two margaritas in 10 minutes – no fucks given, it’s the weekend after all.

#47 (Get the) Fuck out of here, or FOH

Can be abbreviated to FOH – used when someone is lying, talking nonsense or has exaggerated something.

Example: Fuck out of here – you didn’t get 100% on your Gymglish lesson!

#48 Dumbfuck; fuckwit; fuckwad

Used to refer to a stupid or unpleasant person. 

#49 An F-bomb; To drop an “F-bomb”

A sanitized manner to refer to the word “fuck” or the expression “fuck you”.

Example: After reading this blog post, I feel like dropping F-bombs left, right and center.

#50 To be royally fucked

To be damaged irreparably, beyond repair, or to be stuck in an undesirable situation. No relation to the Royal family or Kansas City Royals.

Example: If this list doesn’t end soon, my day will be royally fucked.

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WTF is this article about? It is about the fucking word “fuck”. Take it or leave it; bad words are part of every language on earth. They can be referred to like curse words, and the major reason these words are so is simply cultural.

For instance, the dictionary meaning of the word ”bitch” is the female dog. But culturally, when someone is called a ”bitch”; it is commonly regarded as offensive. So we will take a look at how the word “fuck” can be used in a tense to convey different meanings.

Before we delve into the details, I am not suggesting that you use this word in your interactions. The objective is to show you different uses of the word fuck and how to handle sentences effectively.

If you are a student planning to study abroad in USA, then this topic would be relevant, something you might encounter in the future. Plus, get yourself familiarized with 10 important American culture no-nos.

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Fucking

‘Fucking’ on its own is an adjective that is like ‘very’. You can conveniently use it among your friends and it cannot be regarded as offensive. You can change the word to ‘freaking’ and convey the same meaning without any offense intended. [fuck meaning = very]

Here Are Some Examples:

• The egg sandwich is fucking enticing!
• She has been fucking crazy of late.
• This movie was incredibly fucking scary; I cannot keep focus watching it!
• It is high time we Fuck these fucking fuckers.

Fuck this / fuck —

‘Fuck this’ can be used for something that you detest, something that is not sweet to your ears; I mean something you hate doing. Fuck can be for activities that one does for his/her selfish needs. [fuck meaning = hate]

Examples:

• If you want to move to a very hot region; you can use the expression ‘fuck this’ to express your displeasure
• The drug addicts fuck everyone for their needs.
• Fuck this job interview. I will start on my own right away!

Fuck that

When you are doing something and you have been to give up the habit unsuccessfully, you can use the expression, ‘fuck that’.

Examples:

• My wifi has been giving me issues all day. Fuck that
• Fuck that; It is freezing out here. I have to get inside.

Give a fuck

‘A fuck’ here means something that you are interested in doing. But when you say you do not give a fuck, it is a rude way of saying you do not care. [fuck meaning = not interested]

 Examples:

• I hate politics; I do not give a fuck about it.
• Do you give a fuck about what others think about you? You had better remain focused.

What the fuck? (who the fuck, why the fuck)

The above is used when you are either dismayed/confused.

Examples:

• People say: ‘What the fuck?!’ When they see something unpleasant
• What the fuck is getting on here?
• What is the fuck happening here? I need an explanation.
• I realize you are moving with another guy the day before. Who the fuck does not mean?
• Now tell me: Who the fuck would dare keep a tiger as a pet?
• Why the fuck do you contemplate moving to Saskatchewan? Do you realize it’s terribly tundra right there?
• Do you intend to drag me to Saskatchewan along with you? Why the fuck should I do that?

Fuck all

When you make the expression: Fuck all, it literally means nothing. [fuck meaning = express desperation]

Examples:

• What I did today is complete fuck all. I desperately need a fucking job.
• With my 8 years of hard work; all I got for it is a fuck all.

Fuck off

This either means ‘waste time’ or ‘go away’ about the situation you find yourself.

Examples:

• Are you still here at this gathering? I have already told you to fuck off. Now, get the fuck off out right now!
• A: Are you interested in taking English classes?
• B: Will you Fuck off out of my sight?
• We were in Taiwan to fuck off for some days.
• Will you stop fucking off and get on with the job?

Fucked

We say you are ‘Fucked’ when you are in a bad situation or trouble. [fuck meaning = under trouble]

Example:

• I’m fucked up cause I cannot pay my credit card this month.
• Whatsoever actions you take for or against, you will be completely fucked.

Fuck it

When your instinct is telling you to stop but you went all the way to do it by throwing caution to the wind; then you have fucked it!

Example:

• A: Are at all serious about going out to the cinema?
• B: Sure fucking serious? Yes, let us be on our way.
• A: Yeah, am already decided?
• B: Fuck it, say we proceed.

A fuck-up

When someone fails in a worthy cause, he is referred to as a ‘fuck-up’.

Examples:

• I have always had the feeling that I was a total fuck-up; when reality dawned on me, I realized I was indeed a real prodigy.
• Do not accept being a fuck-up. Push on fucking for the target!

Fucked up

There are two approaches to this; it is either a big mistake’ or ‘an unthinkable and bizarre occurrence’.

Examples:

• By using my dad’s credit card to buy alcohol, I fucked up. He has discovered that and is fucked up!
• You have completely fucked up today. Never allow another re-occurrence.
• I have fucked up this drawing. I should start all over again.
• I still remember the scene that greeted my sight while driving home in my car exactly a month ago. It was a man holding a stick with an attached string holding a live giant turtle. That was the most fucked up sight that I had ever seen in my entire life.

Fuck yeah / Fuck no

The two are used to express a strong feeling of either a yes or no. You say it when you want to express total passion for or against a situation.

 Dialogue:

• A. Man, let us visit the zoo.
• B. Oh, Fuck yeah! Shall we be going?
• A. Are you interested in tigers?
• B. Damn Fuck yes. I like the Tigers as everybody does. Do you hate tigers?
• A. Hell Fuck no! Tigers are scary animals that make me afraid. The animal is fucking huge.
• B. Are you then a fucking wimp?
• A. Hell, fuck you!
• B. You can go fuck yourself.
• A. Why the fuck this heated argument? Let us go to the zoo.
• B. Ok! Fuck yeah!

Holy fuck

When you are in total fear or amazed, you can use the exclamation ‘Holy fuck’. Take a look at this article from TheGuardian.com with reference to the term “Holy sh!t“.

 Examples:

• Do not do this to me again; you scared the daylight out of me! Holy fuck!
• That tiger just ate a whole chicken in one bit-or didn’t you see it? Holy fuck!

Fuck!

This is a one-word exclamation when something very good, crazy or bad happens.

Examples:

• I have lost my application! Oh, Fuck!
• It is unbelievable that they are serving free mojitos until 7 pm. Fuck!

You have gotten the weapons on how best to manage the use of the word fuck with its full implications. However, when you use it in any form, the responsibility for the risks involved in using this word is entirely your own.

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Word fuck in different parts of speech

• Noun – For fuck’s sake, that fucker is a stupid fuck.
• Verb – Fuck you, you really fucked it up while fucking doing nothing.
• Adverb – I’m fucking done with this fucking stupid task.
• Adjective – He’s a fucking idiot, he’s the most fucked up person I’ve met
• Preposition – Fuck if I knew.
• Interjection – Am I fucking awesome? Fuck!
• Infix (other) – Abso-fucking-lutely!
• Interrogative (other) – How the fuck would I know who the fuck did it?.
• Intensifier (other) – A fuck load of good that does.

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