the fuck en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
Perhaps modelled after the hell, short for in the hell as in "What in the hell, ...".
Meanings
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(slang, vulgar) Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.
Poland is depressing and there's vampires in Romania. Spain is far too hot and where the fuck is Lithuania?
2016 June 19, “Brexit” (14:33 from the start), in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 16, via HBO:So the man didn't like publicity; so the fuck what?
2010 January 28, Stephen Metcalf, “Salinger’s Genius”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2023:"Let me get you a glass!" she beams, then drags me to the adjacent room to see her press officer, hairdresser and makeup artist tucking into food and fizz. "Look at this!" she says, mock-appalled at the scene. "Seriously, what the fuck is this about?"
2011 April 29, Tim Jonze, quoting Cat Deeley, “Nerdy but nice”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2023:
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(slang, vulgar) Used after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.
Back the fuck off!
Ponytail tells fat boy, Drive the fuck off, get us out of here. He keeps the window down, still death-staring, You mine, motherfucker, wait and see, at Mickie.
2007, Ron Liebman, Death by Rodrigo, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 134:Shut the fuck up!
“Get the fuck out of my house!” Sinclair bellowed, his face red, eyes bulging.
2004, Pun Plamondon, Lost from the Ottawa, page 84:Let's get the fuck to work.
Get the fuck out!
Calm the fuck down!
Stay the fuck away from me!
Hurry the fuck up.
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(qualifier:by ellipsis, slang, vulgar) Used as a shortened form of the common interrogative phrases.
The fuck do you know all of this!?
The fuck you think you are?!
The fuck was that?
The fuck?
The fuck did you come from?
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(slang, vulgar) Used to emphatically express that something isn't true.
‘You're not a self-respecting person.’ ‘The fuck I ain't,’ the kid said.
1997, Robert Stone, Dog Soldiers, page 88:—Mom, I'm going out with my friends tonight. —The fuck you are!
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, vulgar) Used to emphasize an adjective; fucking.
"Not really. It was okay. Fucking Natalie's cousin was down there thinking she was the fuck cute. That bitch came up! She met a fucking dude that play for the damn NFL," I said as I sat down.
2005, Daaimah S. Poole, What's Real, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books, →ISBN, page 113:"You can come over whenever you want to. I just got my stuff settled in here. You gon have to mind the place cause I haven't put anything up yet. I stay in Dunwoody. Close to Perimeter," I threw in there, so she would know that I was living the fuck goodt.
2019, Tonya Williams, Give Them a Reason to Hate You Shawty: A Hood Love Story, Shan Presents, →ISBN, page 161:Dudley [Althaus] taught me countless things about being a journalist. But the best advice was in three words: "Maybe I'm wrong." You get into a story. You think you have it figured out. But wait, "Maybe I'm the fuck wrong." Then you get deeper into it and discover things you had never thought of.
2016, Ioan Grillo, Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America, New York, N.Y. […]: Bloomsbury Press, →ISBN, page 349:rihanna ate kiss it better so tf bad
2023 August 4, @mainbitchclique, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024:I'm feeling the fuck good today.
Deriveds
GTFOHWTBS · TFYM · GTFOI · the feezy · when the fuck · HTF · GTFIH · why the fuck · GTFOOH · what the fuck · tfym · tf · BTFO · GTFOH · who the fuck · STFU · how the fuck · dafuq · TF · where the fuck · GTFO
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Translations (136)
ru блять (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pam nuko naman (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh курац (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh kurac (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es coño (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · es mierda (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pl do chuja (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · bg да го еба (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro rasa mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în dumnezeii mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · es leche (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro sloboz (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh у три пичке материне (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · it cazzo (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · cs kurva (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · fi hitto (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh u pizdu materinu (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · fr putain (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh јеботе (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în pizda mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro în morții mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · nl de kanker (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · nb faen (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ru хули (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · tr amına koyayım (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · el μαλακία (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es carajo (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · pl do kurwy (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în biserica mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh u pičku materinu (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · pl do chuja (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro grijania mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro căcat (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · de verfickt nochmal (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro în ceapa mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh do kurca (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es putas (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ru в жопу (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh у курац (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sv för helvete (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh до курца (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pt de uma puta vez (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · de zum Teufel (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în pula mea (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh tri pičke materine (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca carall (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh pizdu materinu (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · nb for helvete (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh пичку материну (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro ceapa mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro futere (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sv för fan (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · es carajo (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · eo feke (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ru ебать (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · eo damne (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · eo diable (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pt caralho (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · nb i helvete (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es joder (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ru на́хуй (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ka ჩემი ყლე (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · el στον πούτσο (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh до курца (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · pt porra (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · da for fanden (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro pizda mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca d'una puta vegada (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · fi vittu (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pt foda (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · cs do píči (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în grijania mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · da fanden (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es de una puta vez (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · pt caralho (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro Paștele mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · tr sikim (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sk do piče (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es mamada (s) (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în căcat (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · nb for faen (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro mă-sa (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ru ебать (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · el σκατά (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh у пизду материну (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh у пичку материну (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sk kurva (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pam naman o (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pt merda (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în Paștele mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · is andskotinn (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca collons (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · de zur Scheiße (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca merda (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh pičku materinu (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh u tri pičke materine (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sh jebote (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pl do pizdy (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh do kurca (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro în mă-sa (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · cs do prdele (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pl kurwa (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · sv i helvete (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh u kurac (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · fr putain (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es coño (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ka ჩემი ფეხები (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ru в пизду (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · es cojones (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · da helvede (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh јеботе (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · tr sik (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca collons (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro pula mea (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ca cony (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · pl do pizdy (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · pt porra (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh пизду материну (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · el γαμώτο (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · tr bok (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh три пичке материне (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro biserica mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sv fan (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în sloboz (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro în futere (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · hu a fasz (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · de verfickt nochmal (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro în rasa mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · bg да еба (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · da for helvede (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ru блять (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ro morții mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · ro dumnezeii mă-sii (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · sh jebote (vulgar: intensifier forming part of a phrasal verb) · ca putes (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) · es chingados (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns)