fucking

[ fuhk-ing, -in ]
/ ˈfʌk ɪŋ, -ɪn /

adjective, adverb Slang: Vulgar.

damned; confounded (used as an intensifier).

Origin of fucking

1670–80 for earlier gerund sense; 1890–95 for current sense; fuck + -ing2

Words nearby fucking

Definition for fucking (2 of 2)

Origin of fuck

1495–1505; akin to Middle Dutch fokken to thrust, copulate with, Swedish dialect focka to copulate with, strike, push, fock penis

OTHER WORDS FROM fuck

fuck·y, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for fucking

British Dictionary definitions for fucking (1 of 2)

fucking
/ (ˈfʌkɪŋ) /

adjective, adverb (prenominal) taboo, slang

(intensifier) turn off that fucking phone; a fucking good time

British Dictionary definitions for fucking (2 of 2)

fuck
/ (fʌk) taboo, slang /

verb

to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

noun

an act of sexual intercourse
a partner in sexual intercourse, esp one of specified competence or experience
not care a fuck or not give a fuck not to care at all

interjection

offensive an expression of strong disgust or anger (often in exclamatory phrases such as fuck you! fuck it! etc)

Word Origin for fuck

C16: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch fokken to strike

usage for fuck

The use and overuse of fuck in the everyday speech of many people has led, to some extent, to a lessening of its impact as an expletive. However, the word still retains its shock value, although it is less now than it was when the critic Kenneth Tynan caused controversy by saying it on British television in 1965