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In some senses, f-word is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
f-word
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
lost, other, used
VERB + F-WORD
resisted, say, says, see, uses, using
F-WORD + NOUN
fascism, i've, word
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.
Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.
The dialogue was littered with f-words.
2
The word fag or faggot.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word.
3
Any word beginning with f that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.
She has no luck with diets. Don't mention the f-word (by which I mean "fat").
Zack wouldn't say the F word. Not... forever. It was too soon to say that. He may be open to a serious relationship again, but he still needed to protect his heart in other ways.
verb
1
To use vulgarities, especially the word fuck.
Her plain-Jane appearance lulled the Secret Service representatives for a while but it wasn't long before she out f-worded them and became the assertive one in this space chase, […]
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of f-word.
Until recently, I resisted using the F-word [fascism] to describe President Trump.
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Oh, f-word, I've lost the keys.
Wiktionary02
The dialogue was littered with f-words.
Wiktionary03
For quotations using this term, see Citations:f-word.
Wiktionary04
Her plain-Jane appearance lulled the Secret Service representatives for a while but it wasn't long before she out f-worded them and became the assertive one in this space chase, […]
Wiktionary05
Until recently, I resisted using the F-word [fascism] to describe President Trump.
Wiktionary06
Tom used the F-word.
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