Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what the eff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: what the -eff
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Euphemistic form of what the fuck.

Example Sentences

"“Don't take this the wrong way, Archie,” Arla begins, “but what the ef are you talking about?”"

Etymology

See eff (“fuck”).

Inflected Forms

what the ef (alternative)

Questions

What does what the eff mean?: Euphemistic form of what the fuck.
Where does what the eff come from?: See eff (“fuck”).

How to pronounce what the eff

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