f-word
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The word friends (as opposed to lovers, where a romantic relationship is sought but refused).
noun
Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.
verb
To use vulgarities, especially the word fuck.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of f-word.
Example Sentences
- "Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys."
- "The dialogue was littered with f-words."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word."
- ""Oh God." Dave sighed. "The 'F' word is low. Low down." "Yep," I said. "Friends. He said, 'We're just Friends.'""
- "Zack wouldn't say the F word. Not... forever. It was too soon to say that. He may be open to a serious relationship again, but he still needed to protect his heart in other ways."
- "She has no luck with diets. Don't mention the f-word (by which I mean "fat")."