Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuck around and find out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: fuck- around and find- out
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To experience the negative consequences of engaging in a risky course of action.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To engage in trial and error or experimentation, especially when it involves serious risk.

Example Sentences

"“A'ight, you keep on waiting. She gon' fuck around and find out on her own”."
"Debuting on Soulelection's new Beats 1 program, the new track titled "B's & H's" was produced by Fisticuffs and is a sultry warning to any "bitches and hoes" who don't even know what they're in for with a guy who's "gonna fuck around and find out"."
"In essence, it was a dare to both Senate Republicans and the Supreme Court itself: fuck around and find out."
"What makes fucking around and finding out into science is that you write down your findings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fucks around and finds out (present, singular) fucking around and finding out (participle, present) fucked around and found out (participle, past) fucked around and found out (past)

Phrases

find out the hard way get what's coming to one hoist by one's own petard live by the sword, die by the sword play stupid games, win stupid prizes step on a rake trial and error what goes around comes around

Frequently Paired Words

find out the hard way get what's coming to one hoist by one's own petard live by the sword, die by the sword play stupid games, win stupid prizes step on a rake trial and error what goes around comes around

Synonyms

FAFO

Questions

What does fuck around and find out mean?: To experience the negative consequences of engaging in a risky course of action.

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