the fuck
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.
Slang
phrase
Used after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "So the man didn't like publicity; so the fuck what?"
- ""Let me get you a glass!" she beams, then drags me to the adjacent room to see her press officer, hairdresser and makeup artist tucking into food and fizz. "Look at this!" she says, mock-appalled at the scene. "Seriously, what the fuck is this about?""
- "Poland is depressing and there's vampires in Romania. Spain is far too hot and where the fuck is Lithuania?"
- "Shut the fuck up!"
- "Get the fuck out!"
- "Calm the fuck down!"
Etymology
Usage
Derived Forms
Phrases
how the fuck
the feezy
what the fuck
when the fuck
where the fuck
who the fuck
why the fuck
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