feck
1 Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of feck
C15 (Scottish dialect) fek , short for effect
Example Sentences
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Apart from “feck,” the favored expletive of this early 20th century Irish milieu, the script’s most frequently deployed four-letter words are “dull” and “nice,” two words that are often hurled in Pádraic’s direction.
From Los Angeles Times
"If the pool doesn't change, we do!" wrote German diver Stephan Feck on his Facebook page above a photo of he and his teammates, colored green.
From Reuters
Stephan Feck was less accurate from the diving board.
From The Guardian
In 1992 German diver Albin Killat looked like a lock for the gold medal, until, on one of his last dives, he slipped and ended up doing an embarrassing belly flop—much like Germany’s Stephan Feck, who this year who flopped on his back, dropping him well out of medal contention.
From Time
Those who consider YouTube hits to be the new coin of the realm can only agree in the case of Stephan Feck.
From New York Times
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