fuck

Pronunciation

• enPR: fŭk, IPA ^(key): /fʌk/
• SAMPA: /fVk/

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Verb

Plain form fuck

Third-person singular fucks

Past tense fucked

Past participle fucked

Present participle fucking

1. (transitive) (vulgar) (slang) You say "fuck you" or "fuck that" to show that you are very angry or that you don't care.

   Fuck you too, asshole.

   Fuck that!

2. (transitive & intransitive) (vulgar) If two people fuck, they have sex.

   Look at that one. I'd like to fuck her.

3. (vulgar) If you say fuck off, you strongly want someone to leave you alone.

   Fuck off, you!

4. (vulgar) (slang) If someone says they fuck with something, they mess with it. (Often someone says they "don't fuck with" something, which means they don't like or interact with it.)

   I'm not going to fuck with the settings.

Related words

• fuck around
• fuck up

Interjection

Interjection fuck

1. (vulgar) (slang) You say fuck when you are very angry or surprised about something.

   Fuck! That hurts. Be careful with that shit.

Related words

• hell
• damn

Noun

Singular fuck

Plural fucks

1. (vulgar) (slang) You use the fuck to emphasise what you are saying.

   What the fuck do you think you're doing? Get the fuck out of my stuff.

2. (countable) (vulgar) (slang) A fuck is a person that you don't like.

   Gimme that, you stupid little fuck.

3. (countable) (vulgar) (slang) A fuck is an act of sex.

   I gave her flowers and we had a great fuck.

4. (countable) (vulgar) (slang) A fuck is a person that you have sex with.

   Is she your current fuck?

5. (countable) (vulgar) (slang) If you don't give a fuck, you don't care.

   Look, don't tell me about your fucking problems. I couldn't give a fuck.