fricking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fricking
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; probably an alteration of frigging, and euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking
Example Sentences
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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
Gogan co-hosted, Aikman called in as a guest, the two-hour show “went by super fricking fast,” and Nelson was offered a permanent co-host spot.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
“It was actually fricking terrifying, cause they say, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s coming closer,’” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
‘Game over. Look, Clarisse, Annabeth sent me a message from Tartarus. From fricking Tartarus. Anybody who can do that... hey, I listen to them.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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