Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effing

/ˈɛfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: eff-ing
IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Minced oath of fucking.

Slang

adv

Minced oath of fucking.

Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of eff

Example Sentences

"The effing car's broken down again!"
"She is effing hot!"
"I effing hate snow!"
"“I will say, though, it felt effing fantastic.”"
"I wish he'd stop effing and blinding."

Etymology

From eff (“fuck”) + -ing.

Usage

Slang

Phrases

eff and blind effing and blinding

Frequently Paired Words

eff and blind effing and blinding

Synonyms

flaming flipping freaking fricking funking

Questions

How do you pronounce effing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛfɪŋ/.
What does effing mean?: Minced oath of fucking.
Where does effing come from?: From eff (“fuck”) + -ing.

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