Phrase guide

screw you

intj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

less offensive version of fuck you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, mildly, slang, vulgar

Examples

  • You'll just lie in your bed all day rather than help us? Well, screw you.
  • Screw you—go annoy someone else!
  • Screw you! You think you can come to my house dressed like a slob?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An act of defiance and contempt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screw, you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: майната ти (majnata ti) — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Bulgarian: разкарай се (razkaraj se) — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Esperanto: fek al vi — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Finnish: vedä käteen — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Finnish: haista vittu — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • French: va te faire foutre — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • French: allez vous faire foutre — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • French: je t'emmerde — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • French: je vous emmerde — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • German: verzieh dich — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Hungarian: szarj a fejedre — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Hungarian: kapd be — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Irish: breast thú — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Italian: fottiti — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Korean: 꺼져버려 (kkeojeobeoryeo) — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Ladino: el Dio ke no te mate — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Polish: niech cię szlak trafi — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Polish: idź do diabła — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Polish: daj się wypchać — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Polish: wal się — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Portuguese: vai-te lixar! — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Portuguese: vai-te cozerǃ (Oporto) — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Portuguese: vá se lixar — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Romanian: du-te în morții tăi — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Romanian: du-te dracului — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Romanian: hai sictir — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Romanian: dă-te în morții tăi — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Romanian: dă-te dracului — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Russian: пошёл ты (pošól ty) — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: јеби се — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: губи се — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: одјеби — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: jebi se — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: gubi se — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Serbo-Croatian: odjebi — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Spanish: que te jodan — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Spanish: vete al diablo — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"
  • Spanish: que te den por culo — a slightly politer version of "fuck you"