Word of the day #3
Blog Entry: Word of the day #3
Blog Entry: Word of the day #3
frack /fʌk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fuhk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation Vulgar.
–verb (used with object) 1. to have sexual intercourse with.
2. Slang. to treat unfairly or harshly.
–verb (used without object) 3. to have sexual intercourse.
4. Slang. to meddle (usually fol. by around or with).
–interjection 5. Slang. (used to express anger, disgust, peremptory rejection, etc., often fol. by a pronoun, as you or it.)
–noun 6. an act of sexual intercourse.
7. a partner in sexual intercourse.
8. Slang. a person, esp. one who is annoying or contemptible.
9. the frack, Slang. (used as an intensifier, esp. with WH-questions, to express annoyance, impatience, etc.)
—Verb phrases10. frack around, Slang. a. to behave in a frivolous or meddlesome way.
b. to engage in promiscuous sex.
11. frack off, Slang. a. to shirk one's duty; malinger.
b. go away: used as an exclamation of impatience.
c. to waste time.
12. frack up, Slang. a. to bungle or botch; ruin.
b. to act stupidly or carelessly; cause trouble; mess up.
—Idiom13. give a frack, Slang. to care; be concerned.
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[Origin: 1495–1505; akin to MD fokken to thrust, copulate with, Sw dial. focka to copulate with, strike, push, fock penis]
—Related forms
fracky, adjective
–verb (used with object) 1. to have sexual intercourse with.
2. Slang. to treat unfairly or harshly.
–verb (used without object) 3. to have sexual intercourse.
4. Slang. to meddle (usually fol. by around or with).
–interjection 5. Slang. (used to express anger, disgust, peremptory rejection, etc., often fol. by a pronoun, as you or it.)
–noun 6. an act of sexual intercourse.
7. a partner in sexual intercourse.
8. Slang. a person, esp. one who is annoying or contemptible.
9. the frack, Slang. (used as an intensifier, esp. with WH-questions, to express annoyance, impatience, etc.)
—Verb phrases10. frack around, Slang. a. to behave in a frivolous or meddlesome way.
b. to engage in promiscuous sex.
11. frack off, Slang. a. to shirk one's duty; malinger.
b. go away: used as an exclamation of impatience.
c. to waste time.
12. frack up, Slang. a. to bungle or botch; ruin.
b. to act stupidly or carelessly; cause trouble; mess up.
—Idiom13. give a frack, Slang. to care; be concerned.
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[Origin: 1495–1505; akin to MD fokken to thrust, copulate with, Sw dial. focka to copulate with, strike, push, fock penis]
—Related forms
fracky, adjective