Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for fuck's sake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: for -fuck-'s sake
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression of anger or frustration.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"For fuck's sake, shut Nicola up!"
"I've told you a million times already, for fuck's sake!"
"―I have to go, you're on your own. ―For fuck's sake, really?"

Etymology

Dysphemistically modelled after for Christ's sake. The word fuck is personified.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

FFS (alternative, initialism) fuck's sake (alternative) fuck sake (alternative)

Synonyms

FFS for Christ's sake for cripes' sake for crying in the beer for crying out loud for fucking out loud for fuck's sake for God's sake for goodness' sake for heaven's sake for mercy's sake for Pete's sake

Questions

What does for fuck's sake mean?: An expression of anger or frustration.
Where does for fuck's sake come from?: Dysphemistically modelled after for Christ's sake. The word fuck is personified.

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