F-word
noun
a euphemism for the word fuck .
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F-word
American
[ef-wurd]
/ ˈɛfˌwɜrd /
Also
f word
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f-word
noun
f-word
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of F-word
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Pull her aside and say, “You know I love you, but could you please not swear around my son? He just said the F-word the other night and I really don’t want him cursing.”
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2021
O’Rourke told a voter who asked about his language: “Great point, and I don’t intend to use the F-word going forward. Point taken, and very strongly made. ... We’re going to keep it clean.”
From Fox News • Mar. 17, 2019
When asked if she was a feminist she did not use the F-word and stressed her love for men – as if pre-empting an attack.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2016
If it remains to be seen whether self-proclaimed feminists like Beyoncé and John Legend can resurrect the F-word, let alone make it safe for men, Kimmel’s not sure it matters.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2015
Rinehart & Company persuaded Norman Mailer to use “fug” in his 1948 novel “The Naked and the Dead” instead of the F-word.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011
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