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frigging

American  
[frig-ing, -ing] / ˈfrɪg ɪŋ, -ɪn /
Also friggin’,

adjective

Slang.
  1. (used as an intensifier).

    People walking in the middle of the frigging street are going to get honked at.


frigging British  
/ ˈfrɪɡɪŋ /

adjective

  1. slang (intensifier)

    it's only a frigging game; frigging hopeless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of frigging

First recorded in 1560–70; frig 1 + -ing 2; euphemistically echoing fucking

Example Sentences

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In part, they are looking to recreate the rush they got from making the pilot, which Patinkin describes as “frigging thrilling.”

From Los Angeles Times

Emma Barton, who plays the soap's Honey Mitchell, wrote: "Love you so much, you beautiful, strong, mental, brave lady... You're frigging Ace!!!"

From BBC

“It’s frigging nerve-wracking,” Hovland said with a smile.

From Seattle Times

“I am always stunned at what we are able to do,” he says, “and it’s frigging awesome.”

From Scientific American

In January 2021, he demanded that the Loudoun school board reopen schools and “raise the frigging bar” — now something of a campaign slogan.

From Washington Post