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f word

f word is the alternative form of f-word.

Meaning of f-word

Noun

f-word (plural f-words)

  1. (euphemistic) The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
    • Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.
    Synonyms:
    f-bomb
  2. (euphemistic) The word fag or faggot.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word.
    Synonyms:
    f-bomb, f-slur
  3. 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
  4. 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").

See all 5 meanings of f-word

Noun capitalized: F word

F word (plural F words)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of f-word, particularly
  2. f-word (“the word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker”)
    • I remember Mr. Bear clearly saying “Get the fuck out, you’re not invited.” with a deep voice muffled by the bear mask. I remember my friend and I looking at each other and laughing at the mention of the forbidden F word, but the episode got weirder.2009 November 14, Camden Lamont, 1999, in Creepypasta, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2020

Forms of f word

pluralf words
pluralF words

Questions about f word

What does f word mean?
F word means f-word (“the word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker”).
What is f word the alternative form of?
F word is the alternative form of f-word.
What part of speech is f word?
F word is a noun.
What is the plural of f word?
The plural of f word is f words.

Words near f word in the dictionary

  1. f slur
  2. f slurs
  3. f stop
  4. f stops
  5. f with hook
  6. f word
  7. f words
  8. f&!k
  9. f&!ked
  10. f&!king
  11. f&!ks

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