what the fuck

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what the fuck

1. (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

• what the fuck ever

what the fuck

1. (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?", "…is this?" "…is it?" “…was that?” ”…was it?” “…was this?” “…are you?” or "...is that?").
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.

   • 1983, Risky Business, spoken by Miles (Curtis Armstrong):

     Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:what the fuck.

• wtf, WTF, tf, wdf
• what the eff (euphemistic)

• (expresses astonishment, incredulity): what the actual fuck, 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

• → Chinese: 花惹發／花惹发 (huārěfā)
• → Dutch: wat de fok
• → French: ouate de phoque