frick

¹ American  

[frik] / frɪk /

noun

Informal.

fricked, fricking

1. a euphemism for the word fuck.

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Frick ² American  

[frik] / frɪk /

noun

1. Henry Clay, 1849–1919, U.S. industrialist, art patron, and philanthropist.

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Etymology

Origin of frick

First recorded in 1975–80; euphemism perhaps modeled on frig ¹ ( def. ); fricking ( def. )

Example Sentences

This past year has seen several dazzling examples, including at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Frick, but that of the New Museum is by far the most thrilling.

From The Wall Street Journal

The very names of the big steam threshers turned my heart over: the Geiser Peerless, the Minnesota Little Giant, the Avery Yellow Fellow, the Pitts Challenger, the Frick Eclipse.

From Literature

Aimee Ng, chief curator at the Frick, has brought together 25 splendid portraits by Gainsborough—three of them from the museum’s holdings, the rest from collections in North America and the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the March 5, 2026, print edition as 'Style and Station at the Frick'.

From The Wall Street Journal

That comment could be the springboard for “Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture,” at the Frick Collection.

From The Wall Street Journal