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.

Equivalents

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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