-fucking-
English
Alternative forms
- fucking (when the original word has a space)
Infix
-fucking-
- (vulgar) An intensifier.
- Synonyms: -bloody-, -goddamn-
- Holy shit! That's unbefuckinglievable!
- 2000, Guy Ritchie, Snatch (motion picture), spoken by Brick Top (Alan Ford):
- Well, where'd you lose him? He ain't a set of fucking car keys, is he? And it ain't as if he's incon-fucking-spicuous now, is it?
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.
- When placed between words in a phrase or name, 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.
Derived terms
English terms infixed with -fucking-
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