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The fuck

phrase, slang

Definitions

Phrase
  1. 1
    Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion. slang, vulgar

    "So the man didn't like publicity; so the fuck what?"

  2. 2
    Used after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis. slang, vulgar

    "Shut the fuck up!"

  3. 3
    Used as a shortened form of the common interrogative phrases. slang, vulgar

    "The fuck did you come from?"

  4. 4
    Used to emphatically express that something isn't true. slang, vulgar

    "—Mom, I'm going out with my friends tonight. —The fuck you are!"

  5. 5
    Used to emphasize an adjective; fucking. slang, vulgar

    "I'm feeling the fuck good today."

Etymology

Perhaps modelled after the hell, short for in the hell as in "What in the hell, ...".

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