Phrase guide

fuck knows

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, vulgar

Examples

  • Fuck knows what we'll do now the car's broken down.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably a shortening of "who the fuck knows"

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: хуй ве́дае (xuj vjédaje) — it is unclear
  • Belarusian: хуй яго́ ве́дае (xuj jahó vjédaje) — it is unclear
  • Belarusian: хуй зна́е (xuj znáje) — it is unclear
  • Belarusian: хуй яго́ зна́е (xuj jahó znáje) — it is unclear
  • Bulgarian: хуй зна́е (huj znáe) — it is unclear
  • Finnish: en minä vittu tiedä — it is unclear
  • Finnish: vittuako minä tiedän — it is unclear
  • French: aucune putain d'idée — it is unclear
  • Lithuanian: bỹbis ži̇̀no — it is unclear
  • Maltese: fejn iż-żobb naf — it is unclear
  • Polish: chuj wie — it is unclear
  • Romanian: pula știe — it is unclear
  • Russian: хуй его́ зна́ет (xuj jevó znájet) — it is unclear
  • Russian: хуй зна́ет (xuj znájet) — it is unclear
  • Spanish: ni puta idea — it is unclear
  • Ukrainian: хуй його́ зна́є (xuj johó znáje) — it is unclear
  • Ukrainian: хуй зна́є (xuj znáje) — it is unclear