fucking

fucking

See also: Fucking and -fucking-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From fuck + -ing.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfʌkɪŋ/, [ˈfʌkɪŋ]
      • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ
    • Hyphenation: fuck‧ing

    Noun

    fucking (countable and uncountable, plural fuckings) (vulgar)

    1. An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love.
      Synonyms: coitus, frig, screw; see also Thesaurus:copulation
      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.
    2. (figuratively) An act of mistreatment.
      I took a real fucking on the interest rate for that loan.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Adjective

    fucking (not comparable) (vulgar, attributive)

    1. An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.
      Synonyms: fecking, freaking, fricking, frigging, flipping, fuckening, goddamn; see also Thesaurus:damned
      No fucking way.
      This is a fucking nightmare!
      Give me the fucking key!
      Open the fucking locker!
      • 2005, James Blunt, “You're Beautiful”, in Back to Bedlam:
        Yeah, she caught my eye, as I walked on by / She could see from my face that I was fucking high
      • 2006 March 6, Lauren Collins, quoting Harriet Sohmers Zwerling, “Last Bohemians”, in The New Yorker[1], archived from the original on 23 August 2019:
        “Every time it’s shown, I get e-mail from young guys who want to get it on with me,” she said. “Which is wonderful. I’m seventy-seven fucking years old.”
      • 2011 July 5, Charles Stross, “Toymaker: The Leith Police Dismisseth Us”, in Rule 34, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 33:
        Shite. It’s three o’fucking clock in the afternoon!
      • 2017, Norm Macdonald Live, season 3, episode 12, spoken by Norm Macdonald:
        You know what's not as easy as pie? Baking an actual fucking pie!
    2. Offensive, annoying or worthless.
      Synonyms: cocking, no good, pesky; see also Thesaurus:annoying, Thesaurus:worthless
      Get your fucking car out of the way.
      • 2022 November 10, Adam Gabbatt, quoting Rupert Murdoch, “Has ‘Trumpty Dumpty’ taken a great fall from Rupert Murdoch’s grace?”, in The Guardian[2], archived from the original on 29 March 2023:
        Even when Trump won, Murdoch was unconvinced, reportedly privately calling him a “fucking idiot” following one conversation about immigration.
      • 2024 August 28, Raven Smith, “Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, and the Art of the Public Feud”, in Vogue[3], archived from the original on 1 September 2024:
        Liam has more beefs than an episode of The Bear—with Damon “that dick out of blur” Albarn, the Spice Girls’ (Mel C (who offered to fight Liam at the Brits), and, in a seemingly neverending feud, with Robbie “fat fucking idiot” Williams. Liam once said, “Chris Martin looks like a geography teacher,” called footballer Wayne Rooney “a fucking balloon with a fucking Weetabix crushed on top,” and said, “Everyone [in Mumford & Sons] looks like they’ve got fucking nits and eat lentil soup with their sleeves rolled up.”

    Verb

    fucking

    1. present participle and gerund of fuck

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Danish: fucking
    • Dutch: fucking
    • German: fucking
    • Japanese: ファッキン
    • Norwegian Bokmål: føkkings
    • Romanian: fucking
    • Spanish: fucking
    • Swedish: fucking

    Translations

    Adverb

    fucking (not comparable)

    1. (vulgar) Really, very; having intensive force, often applying to the whole sentence or clause.
      Synonyms: damn, flipping, freaking; see also Thesaurus:very
      This is fucking ridiculous!
      I'm not fucking well paying this time.
      • 2004, Tommy Lee with Anthony Bozza, Tommy Land, page 79:
        You've never seen a bunch of guys more fucking shocked to lose
      • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 81:
        A bit young to be so cynical and so superior, you may think. My reply is that you should fucking well have been there, and felt it for yourself.

    Descendants

    Translations

    Infix

    fucking

    1. (vulgar) Alternative form of -fucking-, used when the infix is put between two words.
      Synonym: fkn
      New Fucking York.
      • 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section III, page 27:
        She had been, as I say, drinking all afternoon and she suddenly howled, “Ten o’clock! It’s ten o’fucking clock! Why doesn’t he come? Why in God’s name doesn’t he come?” Something along those lines.
      • 1992, Roger Waters, Q Magazine:
        [] I think that life's too long to bother with suing Andrew fucking Lloyd Webber.
      • 1997, Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy (motion picture), spoken by Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams):
        If you wanted some background information on me, Holden, all you had to do was ask. I would have gladly volunteered it. You didn't have to go playing Hercule fucking Poirot!
      • 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):
        Far out, man. Far fucking out!

    References

    • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2009), The F Word, 3rd edition

    Danish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English fucking.

    Adjective

    fucking (neuter fucking)

    1. (slang, vulgar) fucking, intensifier, especially to indicate annoyance.
      Synonyms: fandens, sørens, helvedes
      • 2013, Lars AP, Fucking flink, Art People, →ISBN:
        For det er helt okay at udøve den danske nationalsport nr. 1: at brokke sig. Bare man gør det på en fucking flink måde. Guerillagartnere og guerilla-strikkere.
        For it is totally okay to practice the #1 Danish national sport: complaining. As long as one does it in a fucking friendly manner. Guerrilla gardeners and guerrilla knitters.
      • 2014, Christian Frost, Gud er bare hund stavet bagfra, Art People, →ISBN:
        Det kom fra hans far, som var en fucking bøsse.
        It came from his father, who was a fucking homo.
      • 2014, Caroline Kepnes, DU, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
        "For helvede da, Karen! Fatter du ikke et vink med en fucking vognstang?"
        "Dammit, Karen! Can't you comprehend a clear fucking red flag?"

    Adverb

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    fucking

    1. (slang, vulgar, intensifier) fucking
      Synonym: fandens

    Dutch

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English fucking.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfʏ.kɪŋ/, /ˈfɑ.kɪŋ/
    • Hyphenation: fuc‧king

    Adjective

    fucking (not comparable)

    1. (slang, vulgar) fucking, intensifier, especially to indicate annoyance
      Die fucking klojo laat me niet met rust.That fucking asshole won't leave me alone.

    Adverb

    fucking

    1. (slang, vulgar, intensifier) fucking
      Ik ga hier zo fucking hard op.I enjoy this so fucking much.
      Die nieuwe pooierbak ziet er fucking bruut uit.That new pimpmobile looks fucking bad-ass.
      De bedrijfsleider op haar werk is fucking lelijk.The company chief at her work is fucking ugly.

    German

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English fucking.

      Adjective

      fucking (indeclinable, no predicative form)

      1. (slang, vulgar, intensifier) fucking
        Synonym: verfickt
        • 2020 July 28, Uli Hannemann, “Die Wahrheit: Unser Dorf soll hässlicher werden”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[4], →ISSN:
          Dabei fragt man sich hier jetzt schon, wie man den Wohnkomfort überhaupt noch mindern kann: Jede fucking Nacht, die ein hirnverbrannter Herrgott über diesen Amüsiertodesstreifen senkt, schreien Dealer und Obdachlose, Touristen und Jungberliner unten vor dem Fenster mit den Koksern oben auf der Dachterrasse wie am Spieß um die Wette.
          But you already wonder how living conditions could possibly get any worse here: Every fucking night, as a brainless Lord God descends over this amusement death strip, dealers and homeless people, tourists and young Berliners scream like mad outside the window, while the cokeheads on the rooftop terrace join in the chorus.

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English fucking.

      Adjective

      fucking m or f or n (indeclinable)

      1. (slang, vulgar) fucking
        Îs prea frustrat cu acest fucking puzzle pe care încerc să-l rezolv că lucrez la el de ore întregi și nu mai reușesc!
        I'm too frustrated with this fucking puzzle I'm trying to solve, I've been working on it for hours and I just can't seem to figure it out!

      Usage notes

      Commonly used among younger generations.

      Declension

      Declension of fucking (invariable)
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative
      indefinite fucking fucking fucking fucking
      definite
      genitive-
      dative
      indefinite fucking fucking fucking fucking
      definite

      Adverb

      fucking

      1. (slang, vulgar) fucking
        îi fucking obosit după o săptămână de muncă.
        He's fucking tired after a week of work.
        A vrut să se fucking drogheze dar a fost prins și după pedepsit.
        He wanted to take fucking drugs but he got caught and later punished.

      Usage notes

      Commonly used among younger generations.

      Spanish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English fucking.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfakin/ [ˈfa.kĩn]
        • Rhymes: -akin
      • IPA(key): /ˈfokin/ [ˈfo.kĩn]
        • Rhymes: -okin
      • Syllabification: fuc‧king

      Adjective

      fucking (invariable)

      1. (youth slang, possibly vulgar, invariable, only attributive and before a word) fucking
        Synonyms: puto, pinche

      Adverb

      fucking

      1. (youth slang, possibly vulgar, only before a word) fucking

      Swedish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English fucking.

      Adjective

      fucking (not comparable)

      1. (slang, vulgar) fucking, intensifier, especially to indicate annoyance
        Synonyms: jävla, helvetes, förbannad
        Asså de där fucking råttorna ska dö!Ah, those fucking rats will die!

      Usage notes

      Chiefly used by younger speakers.

      Declension

      No inflected forms.

      Adverb

      fucking (comparative mer fucking, superlative mest fucking)

      1. (slang, vulgar) fucking, intensifier
        Synonym: jävla
        Han är så fucking jobbig, mammas död jag vill slakta han!He's so fucking annoying, I swear on my mother I want to kill him!

      Usage notes

      Chiefly used by younger speakers.

      References