what the fuck

Phrase

what the fuck

1. (interrogative, slang, vulgar) An intensive form of what.
   • What the fuck were you thinking? What the fuck was I thinking? What the fuck are you doing?
   • What the fuck is going on? What the fuck just happened? What the fuck is wrong with you?

   Synonyms:

   what in God's name, what in tarnation, what in the world, what on Earth, what the dickens, what the Devil, what the deuce, what the heck, what the hell, what the hey

Interjection

1. (vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions).
   • The proof is on my computer. It’s on all these people’s computers, and everyone around here is just going along with that. What the fuck? [quoting Emilia Jones as Reality Winner in the film Winner]2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker

   Synonyms:

   what the actual fuck, what on Earth, what in the world, what the...

2. (vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.
   • I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.
   • Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.1983, Risky Business, spoken by Miles (Curtis Armstrong)

   Synonyms:

   wtf, tf, wdf, what the eff, what the fudge, what the flip, what the heck, what the hell, fuck it, what the hey