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eff

[ ef ]

/ ɛf /

Slang.

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verb (used with or without object), interjection

fuck: Stop effing around and get to work! Eff you, you lout!

noun

the word “fuck”; the f-word: peppering his speech with superfluous and highly offensive effs.

Verb Phrases

eff off, Go away!: Eff off and die, you piece of Martian scum!

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Nearby words

Origin of eff

1940–45; euphemism for fuck, with eff as spelled form of the name of the initial letter

eff.

efficient, efficiency.

effective, effectiveness.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for eff

My sister went to college all the way until she had like one or two more credits to take, and then she was just like, “Eff this.”
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A spreadsheet prepared by EFF shows judges dismissing 40,000 defendants from such lawsuits.
Behind the Porn Piracy Crackdown|Richard Abowitz|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I'm doing what I love best for a few short hours—so eff Madoff right now.
The Bag Lady Papers, Part IV|Alexandra Penney|January 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Then she stopped exhausted, smiled on Eff, who sat like a cinder-witch all the while, and smoothed the hair from her brow.
Sir Quixote of the Moors|John Buchan

An' eff he don't feel the sperit ter pray, he won't pray, an' I hev got ter surroun' the throne o' grace by myself.
The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains|Charles Egbert Craddock
Then he blew into the "eff" holes; and wetting his finger he rubbed the varnish.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass
She had a little maid who attended her,—Eff she called her,—and the girl stood by to watch while Anne did my bidding.
Sir Quixote of the Moors|John Buchan
So I got the tackle of Eff's father—rude enough it was in all conscience—and in the early afternoon I set out to the sport.
Sir Quixote of the Moors|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for eff

eff

/ (ɛf) /

verb

euphemism for fuck taboo eff off

eff and blind slang to use obscene language

Derived Formseffing, noun, adjective, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for eff

eff

1943, euphemism for fuck, representing the sound of its first letter. Related: Effing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper