Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motherfuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: moth-er-fuck
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A more intense form of fuck.

noun

A motherfucker.

noun

A damn; the least amount of concern.

verb

Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.

Derogatory; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“We oughta make the motherfucks fry in hell,” the second boy said; too quickly for the program editor to beep out the profanity."
"I don't give a motherfuck about that!"

Etymology

Back-formation from or clipping of motherfucker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

motherfucks (plural) motherfucks (present, singular) motherfucking (participle, present) motherfucked (participle, past) motherfucked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

motherfucker

Synonyms

fuck bugger eff to hell with screw

Questions

What does motherfuck mean?: A more intense form of fuck.
Where does motherfuck come from?: Back-formation from or clipping of motherfucker.

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