fuck

Universal Words verb, noun verb (!!!, slang) 1 [V, VN] to have sex with sb 2 a swear word that many people find offensive that is used to express anger, disgust or surprise: [V] Oh, fuck! I've lost my keys. * [VN] Fuck it! We've missed the train. * Fuck you-I'm leaving. IDIOMS fuck me used to express surprise: Fuck me! Have you seen how much this costs? PHRASALVERBS fuck around (BrE also fuck about) to waste time by behaving in a silly way: Stop fucking around and come and help. HELPNOTE A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess about (BrE) or mess around (AmE,BrE). fuck sb around (BrE also fuck sb about) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time: This damn company keeps fucking me around. HELPNOTE A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess sb about / around (BrE). fuck off (usually used in orders) to go away: Why don't you just fuck off? fuck up to do sth badly or make a bad mistake: You've really fucked up this time! HELPNOTE A more polite way to express this is mess up. fuck sb<->up to upset or confuse sb so much that they are not able to deal with problems in their life: My parents' divorce really fucked me up. HELPNOTE A more polite way to express this is mess sb up. fuck sth<->up to do sth badly or spoil sth: I completely fucked up my exams. HELPNOTE A more polite, informal way of saying this is foul sth up, cock sth up (slang), mess sth up or bungle sth. fuck with sb to treat sb badly in a way that makes them annoyed: Don't fuck with him. HELPNOTE A more polite way to express this is mess with sb. noun (!!!, slang) 1 [C,usually sing.] an act of sex 2 (the fuck) [sing.] used for emphasis, or to show that you are angry, annoyed or surprised: What the fuck are you doing? * Let's get the fuck out of here! IDIOMS not give a fuck (about sb/sth) to not care at all about sb/sth: He doesn't give a fuck about anyone else. seealsoF-WORD