what the fuck
English
Pronunciation
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Phrase
- (interrogative, vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what.
- 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
Derived terms
- what the fuck ever
Related terms
Translations
An intensive form of what
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Interjection
- (vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as a shortened form of expressions such as "What the fuck is going on?", "...are you doing?", or "...is that?").
- (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.
- 1983, Curtis Armstrong as Miles, Risky Business:
- Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:what the fuck.
Synonyms
- (expresses astonishment, incredulity): what on Earth, what in the world, what the heck, what the hell, what the...
- (expresses nonchalance): fuck it, what the heck, what the hell, what the hey, whatever, why not, who cares, so what
Descendants
- → Dutch: wat de fok
- → French: ouate de phoque
Translations
expressing astonishment
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expressing nonchalance
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