freaking

Also freak·in’,

[free-king, -in]

adjective

Slang.

1. (used as an intensifier).

   You’re a freaking genius!

freaking

/ ˈfriːkɪŋ /

adjective

1. slang,  (intensifier)

   his freaking mother; this is freaking weird

Word History and Origins

Origin of freaking¹

First recorded in 1925–30; freak ¹ + -ing ²; euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking

Word History and Origins

Origin of freaking¹

C20: euphemism for _fucking

Example Sentences

“It’s not optional. It’s our freaking duty,” Warner told reporters Thursday, calling the administration’s explanation “bulls—.”

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LSU’s Brian Kelly is the latest to go in a historic early season purge, dismissed at Baton Rouge for the shame of not being better than…good grief, freaking Vanderbilt?

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In fact, I found my time in the air pretty freaking dynamic, what with the flocks of stupid birds and the trees and the Navy helicopter roaring down the beach at 200 knots.

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“We all knew it was an ad, right? No, I think most people that text me are also aware that it’s probably an ad, so it wasn’t. … Nobody was freaking out.”

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“We better be ready to freaking go this week.”

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