Standard Lemma guide

f-word

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

Examples

  • Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.
  • The dialogue was littered with f-words.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: f-bomb

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The word fag or faggot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: f-bomb, f-slur

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The word friends (as opposed to lovers, where a romantic relationship is sought but refused).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She has no luck with diets. Don't mention the f-word (by which I mean "fat").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of f-word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To use vulgarities, especially the word fuck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: v-sana — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "fuck"
  • German: F-Wort — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "fuck"
  • Polish: słowo na K — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "fuck"
  • Portuguese: c-palavra — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "fuck"
  • Russian: сло́во из трёх букв (slóvo iz trjox bukv) — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "fuck"
  • Polish: słowo na P — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "faggot"
  • Ukrainian: п-слю́р (p-sljúr) — euphemism for the equivalent of the word "faggot"