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F-word

or f-word

[ ef-wurd ]

noun

  1. a euphemism for the word fuck : C-word, N-word, word ( def 2 ).

    The f-word came into English in the 15th century.



f-word

noun

  1. See fuck
    the f-word taboo.
    the f-word sometimes capital a euphemistic way of referring to the word fuck


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Word History and Origins

Origin of F-word1

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

Wilson would later tell the grand jury that he had been only polite and Brown had responded with the F word.

On her first episode live from New York, she accidentally said the f-word.

Those three are the f-word referring to gay men, the c-word referring to a female body part, and of course, the n-word.

Sometimes an f-word or a b-word is used in TV and movies like a stutter.

Also, horrible-person-check yourself, which means NO use of the n-word, the f-word—any slur, really.

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