fecked
fecked Lexical Profile
fecked Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Irish Broken, ruined, or in a state of serious trouble or difficulty (slang).
"The old tractor is completely fecked after sitting out in the rain all winter."
Irish Extremely tired or physically exhausted; alternatively, intoxicated (slang).
"I was utterly fecked after working a twelve-hour shift at the warehouse."
• verb
Irish To throw, toss, or hurl something carelessly or forcefully (past tense and past participle of feck).
"He fecked his schoolbag into the corner of the hallway and ran outside."
Irish To steal, filch, or take something without permission (past tense and past participle of feck).
"Someone fecked my umbrella from the stand near the front door."
Word Nuance & Usage
Primarily used in Hiberno-English and Scottish English, 'fecked' acts as a mild, socially acceptable minced oath where standard vulgarities would be considered too offensive.
• Rhymes for fecked
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the dialectal verb 'feck', an alteration of Scots and northern English 'feck' (meaning efficacy or value, as preserved in 'feckless'), which later merged with euphemistic substitutions in Irish and Scottish slang.