fuck
fuck Lexical Profile
fuck Game Scores & Validity
• interjection
Used as a vulgar exclamation to express intense anger, frustration, dismay, pain, or surprise.
"Fuck, I locked my keys inside the car again!"
• noun
The slightest amount of care, concern, or interest, typically used in negative constructions (vulgar slang).
"After resigning from the company, he no longer gave a single fuck about office politics."
An act or instance of sexual intercourse (vulgar slang).
"The novel was banned in several jurisdictions for its explicit depictions of a casual fuck."
A contemptible, obnoxious, or unpleasant person (vulgar slang).
"Everyone in the neighborhood avoided the greedy old fuck who owned the building."
• verb
To have sexual intercourse with someone (vulgar slang).
"The uncensored script used raw language to describe how the characters wanted to fuck."
To meddle, tamper, or interfere carelessly or provocatively (usually followed by 'with' or 'around') (vulgar slang).
"He warned his roommate not to fuck with the thermostat settings."
To ruin, damage, betray, or treat someone or something very badly or unfairly (vulgar slang).
"The sudden market crash completely fucked their retirement plans."
Word Nuance & Usage
Considered one of the strongest profanities in the English language; while extremely versatile and frequent in informal speech as a verb, noun, interjection, or grammatical intensifier, it remains taboo in formal, broadcast, and professional settings.
• Rhymes for fuck
Word Origin & Etymology
First attested in late 15th-century English and Scots, of Germanic origin and cognate with Dutch fokken ('to breed'), Norwegian dialectal fukka ('to copulate'), and Swedish dialectal focka ('to strike or copulate'), ultimately from a root meaning 'to strike' or 'to thrust'. Popular internet lore claiming it originated as an acronym (such as 'Fornication Under Consent of the King') is completely false.
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