Standard Lemma guide

frigging

adj · adv · noun · verb · 4 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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɹɪɡɪŋ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪɡɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F R IH1 G IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, not-comparable

Qualifier: minced oath

Examples

  • Will you get out of the frigging bathroom? We're already running late.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flipping, flogging, freaking, fricking

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Fucking, as intensifier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: minced oath

Examples

  • He thinks he's so frigging talented, but he's crap.
  • He thinks he can frigging sing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Masturbation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of frig

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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