f-word
f-word noun: the word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
Noun (1)
f-word (plural f-words)
- The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
- Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.
- The dialogue was littered with f-words.
- Synonyms:
- f-bomb
- The word fag or faggot.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word.
- The word friends (as opposed to lovers, where a romantic relationship is sought but refused).
- "Oh God." Dave sighed. "The 'F' word is low. Low down."
"Yep," I said. "Friends. He said, 'We're just Friends.'"2002, Laurie Notaro, The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club, page 79 - 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.2018, Cynthia Dane, Just Friends: A Summer Fling With A Billionaire Heir
- "Oh God." Dave sighed. "The 'F' word is low. Low down."
- Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.
- She has no luck with diets. Don't mention the f-word (by which I mean "fat").
- 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...2023 December 10, Andrea Kane, “5 tips to help you flex your forgiveness muscle”, in CNN
Verb
f-word (third-person singular simple present f-words, present participle f-wording, simple past and past participle f-worded)
- To use vulgarities, especially the word fuck.
- Her plain-Jane appearance lulled the Secret Service representatives for a while but it wasn't long before she out f-worded them and became the assertive one in this space chase, […]2010, Alan L. Greenberg, Confessions of a Government Man: How to Succeed in Any Bureaucracy, →ISBN, page 142
Noun (2) capitalized: F-word
F-word (plural F-words)
- Alternative letter-case form of f-word.
- Until recently, I resisted using the F-word [fascism] to describe President Trump.2026 January 25, Jonathan Rauch, “Yes, It’s Fascism”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026
Synonyms of f-word
Forms of f-word
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | f-words |
| alternative form | f word |
| alternative form | F word |
| alternative form | F-word |
| plural | F-words |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | f-words |
| present participle | f-wording |
| past participle | f-worded |
| past | f-worded |
Questions about f-word
- What does f-word mean?
- F-word means the word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
- What part of speech is f-word?
- F-word can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of f-word?
- The plural of f-word is f-words.
Words near f-word in the dictionary
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