Meaning of f-word | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of f-word.
   alt-of
2. The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
   euphemistic
3. The word fag or faggot.
   euphemistic
4. Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

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Examples

“Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.”

“The dialogue was littered with f-words.”

“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:f-word.”

“She has no luck with diets. Don't mention⟳ the f-word (by which I mean⟳ "fat").”

“Zack wouldn't say⟳ the F word. Not... forever. It was too soon to say⟳ that. He may be open⟳ to a serious relationship again, but he still needed to protect⟳ his heart in other ways.”

“If the incident in question⟳ causes you continued distress and negatively impacts your life, that’s where the f-word — forgiveness — may have⟳ a role to play⟳, said psychologist Robert Enright, a pioneer in the field of forgiveness science and professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.”

“Throughout the program⟳, the “f-word” is not allowed – as in, calling anyone “fat.””

“Until recently, I resisted using the F-word [fascism] to describe⟳ President Trump.”

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