eff
[ ef ]
/ ɛf /
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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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of eff
1940–45; euphemism for fuck, with eff as spelled form of the name of the initial letter
Definition for eff (2 of 2)
eff.
efficient, efficiency.
effective, effectiveness.
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Derived forms of eff
effing, noun, adjective, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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