-fucking-
English
Alternative forms
- fucking (when the original word has a space)
Infix
-fucking-
- (vulgar) An intensifier.
- Holy shit! That's unbefuckinglievable!
- ????, "Holy Shit", "Man Walks on Fucking Moon", The Onion, Late Edition, front page
- "Roger, no fucking doubt about it," Mission Controller Peter Lovell replied. "A-fucking-firmative. Over."
Usage notes
- It is generally inserted before the stressed syllable, but may also be inserted between the prefix and the base.
- absofuckinglutely
- unbefuckinglievable
- unfuckingbelievable
- This is an example of tmesis.
- If the original word has a space, this infix is usually written with spaces.
- Jesus Fucking Christ!
- New Fucking York
- Variations such as -hecking- (from heck) tend to be used when intentionally avoiding vulgar words.
Synonyms
- -bloody-
- -goddamn-
Derived terms
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