frigging
[ frig-in, -ing ]
/ ˈfrɪg ɪn, -ɪŋ /
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adjective, adverb Slang: Vulgar.
(used as a euphemistic intensifier).
Nearby words
- frigate,
- frigate bird,
- frigate mackerel,
- frigate-bird,
- frigg,
- fright,
- fright wig,
- frighten,
- frightened,
- frightener
Origin of frigging
frig
1[ frig ]
/ frɪg /
verb (used with object), frigged, frig·ging.
to copulate with.
to take advantage of; victimize.
to masturbate.
verb (used without object), frigged, frig·ging.
to copulate.
to masturbate.
Verb Phrases
frig around/about, to fool around; waste time.
Origin of frig
11425–75; earlier, to move about restlessly, rub; late Middle English friggen to quiver
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Examples from the Web for frigging
“Every candidate we endorse puts our logo front and frigging center,” he said.
Bill de Blasio Mayoral Win Signals Working Families Party Ascendancy|David Freedlander|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEASTAll of this would be OK with me; I just took the frigging recertification test in my field and I hated every minute of it.
Frigging Florida labor laws meant that you had to give cost-of-living raises every year, and it added up.
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frigging
/ (ˈfrɪɡɪŋ) /
adjective, adverb (prenominal)
slang (intensifier)it's only a frigging game; frigging hopeless
Word Origin for frigging
C20: euphemism for fucking
frig
/ (frɪɡ) /
verb frigs, frigging or frigged taboo, slang
to have sexual intercourse (with)
to masturbate
(intr; foll by around, about, etc) to behave foolishly or aimlessly
Word Origin for frig
C15 (in the sense: to wriggle): of uncertain origin; perhaps related to obsolete frike strong, or to Old English frīgan to love
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