fucking
English meaning: Fucking
Definition
To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.
Example
“Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity.”
Another example: “This is fucking ridiculous, used as an angry intensifier in informal speech.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A very strong vulgarity (verb and intensifier) that is offensive in most settings. As an intensifier ('fucking brilliant') it is extremely common in casual, angry or emphatic speech but should be avoided in formal, professional or polite contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Of Germanic origin, recorded in English from the early 16th century, probably related to Middle Dutch 'fokken' ('to thrust, copulate').
Synonyms
- screwing
- shagging
- banging
Related Words
Common Collocations
- fucking hell
- stop fucking
- fucking around
- what the fucking
- fucking idiot
- absolutely fucking
Word Forms
fuck (v); fucks; fucked; fucking; fucker (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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