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fuck.

To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfʌk/[ˈfʌk]/ˈfʌʔ(k)/UK, dialectal[ˈfʌʔ(k)]UK, dialectal
  1. To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.

    intransitive · literally · offensive · vulgar
    It's just common courtesy to help clean up after fucking.
  2. To have sexual intercourse; to copulate. To have sexual intercourse with.

    intransitive · literally · offensive · transitive · vulgar
    I really enjoyed fucking my girlfriend last night.
  3. To have sexual intercourse; to copulate. To have penetrative sex (as opposed to oral sex, etc.).

    intransitive · literally · offensive · transitive · vulgar
    We've done oral, but never fucked.
  4. To have sexual intercourse; to copulate. To insert one's penis, a dildo, etc., into a person or a specified orifice or cleft sexually; to penetrate.

    intransitive · literally · offensive · transitive · vulgar
    We decided to switch things around and have him fuck me tonight.
    fuck me in the ass, really fuck my ass
  5. To have sexual intercourse; to copulate. To masturbate.

    intransitive · literally · offensive · reflexive · transitive · vulgar
  6. To put in an extremely difficult or impossible situation.

    transitive · vulgar
    I'm afraid they're gonna fuck you on this one.
    I'll be concerned if someone is about to fuck with that.
  7. To defraud, deface, or otherwise treat badly.

    transitive · vulgar
    I got fucked at the used car lot.
    They fucked us during a checkout.
  8. Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.

    derogatory · transitive · usually · vulgar
    Fuck those jerks, and fuck their stupid rules!
  9. To break, to destroy.

    transitive · usually · vulgar
  10. Used in a phrasal verb: fuck with (“to play with, to tinker”).

    vulgar
  11. To throw, to lob something. (angrily)

    Ireland · UK · transitive · vulgar
    He fucked the dirty cloth out the window.
    She fucked her mobile at his head in anger.
  12. To scold.

    Australia · Hong-Kong · India · Malaysia · New-Zealand · Singapore · South-Africa · slang · transitive · vulgar
    The sergeant fucked me upside down.
  13. To be very good, to rule, go hard.

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
    Yo dude, did you check out their new album? Shit fucks bro.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher; compare Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called Roger Fuckebythenavele (possibly tongue-in-cheek or directly suggestive of a depraved sexual act) on 8 December 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk or fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. See windfucker and fuckwind for more information. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as fornication under consent of the king and for unlawful carnal knowledge, are all demonstrably false. Verb sense 7 from related sense feck.

noun/ˈfʌk/[ˈfʌk]/ˈfʌʔ(k)/UK, dialectal[ˈfʌʔ(k)]UK, dialectal
  1. An act of sexual intercourse.

    colloquial · countable · literally · vulgar
  2. A sexual partner, especially a casual one.

    colloquial · countable · literally · vulgar
  3. A highly contemptible person.

    colloquial · countable · vulgar
  4. The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

    colloquial · countable · vulgar
    I don't give a fuck.
  5. Semen.

    colloquial · uncountable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher; compare Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called Roger Fuckebythenavele (possibly tongue-in-cheek or directly suggestive of a depraved sexual act) on 8 December 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk or fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. See windfucker and fuckwind for more information. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as fornication under consent of the king and for unlawful carnal knowledge, are all demonstrably false. Verb sense 7 from related sense feck.

intj/ˈfʌk/[ˈfʌk]/ˈfʌʔ(k)/UK, dialectal[ˈfʌʔ(k)]UK, dialectal
  1. A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.

    colloquial · vulgar
  2. Expressing dismay or discontent.

    colloquial · vulgar
    Oh, fuck! We left the back door unlocked.
    Fuck! Why do you have to be so difficult all the time?
  3. Expressing surprise or enjoyment.

    colloquial · vulgar
    Fuck! That movie was good!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher; compare Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called Roger Fuckebythenavele (possibly tongue-in-cheek or directly suggestive of a depraved sexual act) on 8 December 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk or fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. See windfucker and fuckwind for more information. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as fornication under consent of the king and for unlawful carnal knowledge, are all demonstrably false. Verb sense 7 from related sense feck.

adv/ˈfʌk/[ˈfʌk]/ˈfʌʔ(k)/UK, dialectal[ˈfʌʔ(k)]UK, dialectal
  1. Used as an intensifier for the words "yes" and "no".

    colloquial · not-comparable · vulgar
    Do you censor your swearing? – Fuck no.
  2. Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.

    Ireland · UK · colloquial · not-comparable · vulgar
    Do I want to? Do I fuck!
    They're your friends, aren't they? – Are they fuck my friends.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher; compare Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called Roger Fuckebythenavele (possibly tongue-in-cheek or directly suggestive of a depraved sexual act) on 8 December 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk or fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. See windfucker and fuckwind for more information. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as fornication under consent of the king and for unlawful carnal knowledge, are all demonstrably false. Verb sense 7 from related sense feck.

particle/ˈfʌk/[ˈfʌk]/ˈfʌʔ(k)/UK, dialectal[ˈfʌʔ(k)]UK, dialectal
  1. Used as a shortened form of various common interrogative phrases.

    colloquial · slang · vulgar
    People complainin' "Monday again"... course it's Monday; fuck you thought came after Sunday? Sunday Jr.?
    Of course it's the mailman. Fuck you thought it was?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher; compare Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called Roger Fuckebythenavele (possibly tongue-in-cheek or directly suggestive of a depraved sexual act) on 8 December 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk or fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. See windfucker and fuckwind for more information. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as fornication under consent of the king and for unlawful carnal knowledge, are all demonstrably false. Verb sense 7 from related sense feck.

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