frick
noun
a euphemism for the word fuck.
frick
1 American
[frik]
/ frɪk /
noun
Informal.
fricked,
fricking
Frick
2
American
[frik]
/ frɪk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of frick
First recorded in 1975–80; euphemism perhaps modeled on frig 1 ( def. ); see fricking ( def. )
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He wur born in t' lane moor, where t' air is frick and strong.
From Life in the Iron-Mills; or, the Korl Woman by Rebecca Harding Davis
He wur born on t'lane moor, where t'air is frick and strong.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various
Mr. Dalvit has been focusing attention on the Frick’s bronzes since joining the staff five years ago, first in the gallery of intimate sculptures at Frick Madison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Fieldwork and laboratory research in the Gobi Desert were supported in part by the Margaret and Will Hearst Paleontological Research Fund and the Frick Laboratory Endowment at the Museum.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The installation, overseen by the museum’s new director—Xavier F. Salomon, the former chief curator of the Frick Collection—and the Gulbenkian’s curators, retains the original sequences and arrangements but also creates new conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Whitney Frick got everyone in America talking about “Strangers” and “The Tell.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Station Inspector burst in like a hurricane, followed immediately by Madame Emile and Monsieur Frick.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
If I sleep six hours, I’m doing a fricking hula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Speaking to the BBC at the film's London premiere, Eilish said her fans in Manchester were "one of my favourite audiences ever... I fricking love Manchester".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
And I remember going out and I did a thing for the New York Times and there were five writers and I followed this woman and she was fricking hilarious.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2024
“It was actually fricking terrifying, cause they say, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s coming closer,’” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
“I think you had to go tempting whatever it is about this county that keeps us so fricking busy. You got your wish. We froze time.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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