Definitions
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- noun euphemistic The word
fuck orfaggot . - noun Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.
- verb euphemistic To use vulgarities.
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Examples
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All three lawyers who argued and the justices never used the expletives at the heart of the dispute, but instead referred to the "f-word" or the "s-word."
Supreme court justices debate FCC position on TV swearing and nudity 2012
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By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self-image.
Disgrasian: Are Chinese Mothers Superior? You Can Decide for Yourself Disgrasian 2011
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Firing off the f-word that hits LGBT teens like a bullet, we could almost understand Teddy's attempt to distance himself from the only fella who knows his secret: he's terrified of being exposed, and scared people do messed up things.
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The next minute the f-word is punctuating a debate between so-called adults over whether "Dunkin' Donuts" should count as a "store" during a round of Scattergories.
Sam Sommers: 'Tis the Season to Notice Situations Sam Sommers 2011
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It's debatable whether the studio recording actually contains the f-word, given the incoherent roar Jim Morrison emits at the song's climax, but there's no ambiguity to the Oedipus context in this live version.
Eric Williams: F***ing up the Charts: on F-Words and Music Eric Williams 2010
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By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self-image.
Disgrasian: Are Chinese Mothers Superior? You Can Decide for Yourself Disgrasian 2011
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And you've got to give it to a woman who will scream the f-word at a news camera in the middle of a school board meeting.
Mark Blankenship: Big Love Wife Watch!: Season 5, Ep. 1 Mark Blankenship 2011
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A children's book author was thrown off a flight when he began swearing about a delay, using the f-word.
Flying the Potty-Mouthed Skies Con Chapman 2011
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And you've got to give it to a woman who will scream the f-word at a news camera in the middle of a school board meeting.
Mark Blankenship: Big Love Wife Watch!: Season 5, Ep. 1 Mark Blankenship 2011
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Berntsen remembers, Essentially I used the f-word … I was screaming at them on the phone.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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"Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares this year became the most-watched show in the country on both Tuesday and Thursday nights with up to 1.6 million viewers. In one of the top-rating episodes Ramsay dropped the F-word 80 times."
- Asher Moses, 'Shock as Ramsay video game given PG rating', theage.com.au, 15 September 2008.
September 16, 2008