Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fucking

/ˈfʌkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: fuck-ing
IPA: /ˈfʌkɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of mistreatment.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.

adj

Offensive, annoying or worthless.

verb

present participle and gerund of fuck

adv

Really, very; having intensive force, often applying to the whole sentence or clause.

infix

Alternative form of -fucking-, used when the infix is put between two words.

name

A village in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria, part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, now called Fugging.

Example Sentences

"I got a good fucking out of her, but I doubt we'll have another date."
"c 1674, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, A Satyr on Charles II Like the French fool, that wanders up and down Starving his people, hazarding his crown. Peace is his aim, his gentleness is such, And love he loves, for he loves fucking much."
"I took a real fucking on the interest rate for that loan."
"No fucking way."
"This is a fucking nightmare!"
"Give me the fucking key!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English -ing English fucking From fuck + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfʌkɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfʊkɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fuckings (plural) fuckin (alternative, pronunciation spelling) fuckin' (alternative, pronunciation spelling)

Derived Forms

brotherfucking cousinfucking fuckingly fucktard pigfucking sisterfucking starfucking fugly motherfucking Fuckinger

Phrases

butt-fucking face fucking fist-fucking for fucking out loud fucking A fucking hell fucking machine fucking Nora

Synonyms

coitus frig screw aphrodisia carnal knowledge coition commerce commixtion congress conjunction connection consummation

Rhymes With

sucking trucking ducking tucking plucking bucking chucking mucking clucking shucking lucking looking

Questions

How do you pronounce fucking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌkɪŋ/.
What does fucking mean?: An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love.
Where does fucking come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English -ing English fucking From fuck + -ing.

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