fucked

[ fuhkt ]

adjective

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. in an extremely unpleasant and usually hopeless position or situation:

   If the cave is on fire, we're fucked.

2. hopelessly bad; terrible:

   Young people just cannot find decent jobs in this fucked economy.

3. seriously hurt or damaged:

   I’ve got a fucked knee, so I can’t move very fast.

4. unfair or biased:

   He’s trying to legitimize the whole fucked system by telling people who can’t succeed that it's their own fault.

verb

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fuck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fucked¹

First recorded in 1920–25; fuck ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; fuck ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Every single agency leader should be taking a look at themselves and say, “Fuck me, I need to change.”

From Digiday

He just told me to shut the fuck up and go inside, and that it was a crime scene.

From ProPublica

That’s why I’m really proud of what Relæ has always been, I said fuck everything.

From Eater

It’s about his class prerogative to do whatever the fuck he wants.

From Ozy

On August 16, hundreds chanted “Fuck the algorithm” in front of the UK’s Department of Education building in London to protest the results.

From MIT Technology Review

Funny or Die News also features Vox-style “explainers,” including “The Middle East—Why Shit So Fucked Up?”

From The Daily Beast

And you know what snafu stands for: Situation Normal, All Fucked Up.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• lay
• screw
• shag