F-word

Also f word
Or f-word

[ef-wurd]

noun

1. a euphemism for the word fuck .

   The f-word came into English in the 15th century.

f-word

noun

1. taboo,  (sometimes capital) a euphemistic way of referring to the word fuck

Word History and Origins

Origin of F-word¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

A government source at one point argued that if you were to start sacking people for using the f-word, there would be nobody left.

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One government source has already contended that sacking everyone who has used the f-word would see nobody left standing.

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Moreover, why were so many in the news media and political class afraid to use the “f-word,” i.e., fascism, when it was readily apparent years ago that Donald Trump and his anti-democracy movement fit that definition.

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Business Insider pointed to an example of where the voice was seen saying the F-word in the game and an Epic Games spokesman told Business Insider that a fix was made to stop Darth Vader from cursing within 30 minutes of it happening in-game.

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Noting that Sean Baker’s “Anora” “uses the f-word 479 times. That’s four more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist.”

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