Phrase guide

what the fuck

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

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intj

Meaning 1

Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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intj

Meaning 2

Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

Examples

  • I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

An intensive form of what.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: interrogative, slang, vulgar

Examples

  • What the fuck were you thinking? What the fuck was I thinking? What the fuck are you doing?
  • What the fuck is going on? What the fuck just happened? What the fuck is wrong with you?

Meaning relationships

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 flying fuck, what the fish, what the scallop, what the sigma

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

187 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: wat de fok — expressing astonishment
  • Arabic: ما نكح — expressing astonishment
  • Bulgarian: какво да еба (kakvo da eba) — expressing astonishment
  • Catalan: què collons — expressing astonishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼鳥? /什么鸟? (shénme niǎo?) — expressing astonishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼鬼 /什么鬼 (shénme guǐ) — expressing astonishment
  • Czech: co to kurva? — expressing astonishment
  • Czech: co do prdele? — expressing astonishment
  • Czech: co do hajzlu? — expressing astonishment
  • Czech: co do píči? — expressing astonishment
  • Danish: hvad helvede — expressing astonishment
  • Danish: hvad fanden — expressing astonishment
  • Danish: hvad fuck — expressing astonishment
  • Dutch: wat de kanker — expressing astonishment
  • Dutch: wat de fok — expressing astonishment
  • Estonian: mida vittu? — expressing astonishment
  • Finnish: mitä vittua — expressing astonishment
  • French: c'est quoi ce bordel — expressing astonishment
  • French: qu'est-ce que c'est que cette merde — expressing astonishment
  • French: qu’est-ce que putain de quoi — expressing astonishment
  • Galician: que carallo — expressing astonishment
  • German: was zum Teufel? — expressing astonishment
  • German: was zur Scheiße? — expressing astonishment
  • Greek: στο διάολο (sto diáolo) — expressing astonishment
  • Greek: or "Τι μαλακία κάνεις — expressing astonishment
  • Greek: " — expressing astonishment
  • Hebrew: מה לעזאזל — expressing astonishment
  • Hindi: क्या छुतिय्यापा है? (kyā chutiyyāpā hai?) — expressing astonishment
  • Hungarian: mi a fasz — expressing astonishment
  • Hungarian: mi a geci — expressing astonishment
  • Hungarian: mi a szar — expressing astonishment
  • Hungarian: mi a lószar — expressing astonishment
  • Icelandic: hvað í fjandanum? — expressing astonishment
  • Icelandic: hver fjandinn? — expressing astonishment
  • Indonesian: apa-apaan — expressing astonishment
  • Isan: อิหยังวะ (ì-yǎng-wa) — expressing astonishment
  • Italian: che cazzo — expressing astonishment
  • Japanese: 一体なんだ? (ittai nan da?) — expressing astonishment
  • Japanese: 一体全体なんだ? (ittai-zentai nan da?) — expressing astonishment
  • Korean: 니미럴 (nimireol) — expressing astonishment
  • Malay: apa jadah — expressing astonishment
  • Norwegian: hva faen — expressing astonishment
  • Norwegian: hva i helvete — expressing astonishment
  • Polish: co do kurwy? — expressing astonishment
  • Polish: co jest kurwa? — expressing astonishment
  • Polish: ki chuj? — expressing astonishment
  • Polish: co do chuja? — expressing astonishment
  • Portuguese: que porra/diabos/merda — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce pula mea — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce sloboz — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce pizda mă-sii — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce morții mă-sii — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce căcat — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce dracu' — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce naiba — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce futere — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce mama dracului — expressing astonishment
  • Romanian: ce mama naibii — expressing astonishment
  • Russian: како́го ху́я (kakóvo xúja) — expressing astonishment
  • Russian: ху́ли (xúli) — expressing astonishment
  • Russian: что за хуйня́ (što za xujnjá) — expressing astonishment
  • Russian: что за на́хуй (što za náxuj) — expressing astonishment
  • Serbo-Croatian: који курац? (koji kurac?) — expressing astonishment
  • Slovak: čo to kurva — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué diablos — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué carajo — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué mierda — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué coño — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué cojones — expressing astonishment
  • Spanish: qué leches — expressing astonishment
  • Swedish: vad fittan — expressing astonishment
  • Swedish: vad fan — expressing astonishment
  • Swedish: vad i helvete — expressing astonishment
  • Thai: อะไรวะ (arai wa) — expressing astonishment
  • Ukrainian: що за хуй (ščo za xuj) — expressing astonishment
  • Uyghur: نېمە دىگەن گەپ (nëme digen gep) — expressing astonishment
  • Vietnamese: quái gì vậy — expressing astonishment
  • Vietnamese: cái lồn gì thế — expressing astonishment
  • Welsh: beth gythraul — expressing astonishment
  • Catalan: tant se val! — expressing nonchalance
  • Catalan: què collons — expressing nonchalance
  • Galician: ao carallo — expressing nonchalance
  • German: was auch immer — expressing nonchalance
  • Hebrew: למה לא (lama ló) — expressing nonchalance
  • Hungarian: mi a fasz — expressing nonchalance
  • Icelandic: skítt með það — expressing nonchalance
  • Icelandic: fjandinn hafi það — expressing nonchalance
  • Italian: che cazzo — expressing nonchalance
  • Polish: jeden chuj — expressing nonchalance
  • Portuguese: que se foda — expressing nonchalance
  • Russian: хуй с ним — expressing nonchalance
  • Russian: чёрт с ним — expressing nonchalance
  • Russian: ну, нахуй (nu, naxuj) — expressing nonchalance
  • Spanish: ¡qué más da! — expressing nonchalance
  • Spanish: qué coño — expressing nonchalance
  • Spanish: qué carajo — expressing nonchalance
  • Swedish: vad fittan — expressing nonchalance
  • Swedish: vad fan — expressing nonchalance
  • Vietnamese: thôi kệ — expressing nonchalance
  • Vietnamese: thôi — expressing nonchalance
  • Arabic: ما نكح — intensive form of what
  • Bulgarian: какво да еба (kakvo da eba) — intensive form of what
  • Catalan: què putes — intensive form of what
  • Catalan: què collons — intensive form of what
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼鳥? /什么鸟? (shénme niǎo?) — intensive form of what
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼鬼 /什么鬼 (shénme guǐ) — intensive form of what
  • Czech: co to kurva? — intensive form of what
  • Czech: co do prdele? — intensive form of what
  • Czech: co do hajzlu? — intensive form of what
  • Czech: co do píči? — intensive form of what
  • Danish: hvad helvede — intensive form of what
  • Danish: hvad fanden — intensive form of what
  • Danish: hvad fuck — intensive form of what
  • Dutch: wat de kanker — intensive form of what
  • Dutch: wat de fok — intensive form of what
  • Estonian: mida vittu? — intensive form of what
  • Finnish: mitä vittua — intensive form of what
  • French: c'est quoi ce bordel — intensive form of what
  • French: qu'est-ce que c'est que cette merde — intensive form of what
  • French: qu’est-ce que putain de quoi — intensive form of what
  • Galician: que carallo — intensive form of what
  • German: was zum Teufel? — intensive form of what
  • German: was zur Scheiße? — intensive form of what
  • Greek: τι στο διάολο (ti sto diáolo) — intensive form of what
  • Greek: τι στον πούτσο (ti ston poútso) — intensive form of what
  • Greek: or "Τι μαλακία κάνεις — intensive form of what
  • Greek: " — intensive form of what
  • Ancient Greek: τί που (tí pou) — intensive form of what
  • Hebrew: מה לעזאזל — intensive form of what
  • Hindi: क्या छुतिय्यापा है? (kyā chutiyyāpā hai?) — intensive form of what
  • Hungarian: mi a fasz — intensive form of what
  • Hungarian: mi a geci — intensive form of what
  • Hungarian: mi a szar — intensive form of what
  • Hungarian: mi a lószar — intensive form of what
  • Icelandic: hvað í fjandanum? — intensive form of what
  • Icelandic: hver fjandinn? — intensive form of what
  • Indonesian: apa-apaan — intensive form of what
  • Isan: อิหยังวะ (ì-yǎng-wa) — intensive form of what
  • Italian: che cazzo — intensive form of what
  • Japanese: 一体なんだ? (ittai nan da?) — intensive form of what
  • Japanese: 一体全体なんだ? (ittai-zentai nan da?) — intensive form of what
  • Korean: 니미럴 (nimireol) — intensive form of what
  • Malay: apa jadah — intensive form of what
  • Norwegian: hva faen — intensive form of what
  • Norwegian: hva i helvete — intensive form of what
  • Polish: co do kurwy? — intensive form of what
  • Polish: co jest kurwa? — intensive form of what
  • Polish: ki chuj? — intensive form of what
  • Polish: co do chuja? — intensive form of what
  • Portuguese: que caralho/porra/diabos/merda — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce pula mea — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce sloboz — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce pizda mă-sii — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce morții mă-sii — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce căcat — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce dracu' — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce naiba — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce futere — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce mama dracului — intensive form of what
  • Romanian: ce mama naibii — intensive form of what
  • Russian: како́го ху́я (kakóvo xúja) — intensive form of what
  • Russian: ху́ли (xúli) — intensive form of what
  • Russian: что за хуйня́ (što za xujnjá) — intensive form of what
  • Russian: что за на́хуй (što za náxuj) — intensive form of what
  • Serbo-Croatian: који курац? (koji kurac?) — intensive form of what
  • Slovak: čo to kurva — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué putas — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué puñetas — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué diablos — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué carajo — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué mierda — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué coño — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué cojones — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué leches — intensive form of what
  • Spanish: qué mamadas — intensive form of what
  • Swedish: vad fittan — intensive form of what
  • Swedish: vad i hela kuken — intensive form of what
  • Swedish: vad fan — intensive form of what
  • Swedish: vad i helvete — intensive form of what
  • Thai: อะไรวะ (arai wa) — intensive form of what
  • Turkish: ne sikim — intensive form of what
  • Turkish: ne bok — intensive form of what
  • Ukrainian: що за хуй (ščo za xuj) — intensive form of what
  • Uyghur: نېمە دىگەن گەپ (nëme digen gep) — intensive form of what
  • Vietnamese: quái gì vậy — intensive form of what
  • Vietnamese: cái lồn gì thế — intensive form of what
  • Welsh: beth gythraul — intensive form of what