fuck

Etymology

From Middle English *fukken, probably of Germanic origin: either from Old English *fuccian or Old Norse *fukka, both from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”). Compare windfucker and its debated etymology. Possibly attested in a 772 AD charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "ham (“home”) of the fucker" or "hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker"; a John le Fucker in a record from 1278 may just be a variant of Fulcher, like Fucher, Foker, etc. The earliest unambiguous use of the word in a clearly sexual context, in any stage of English, appears to be in court documents from Cheshire, England, which mention a man called "Roger Fuckebythenavele" (possibly tongue-in-cheek, or directly suggestive of a sexual act) on December 8, 1310. It was first listed in a dictionary in 1598. Scots fuk/fuck is attested slightly earlier, probably reinforcing the Northern Germanic/Scandinavian origin theory. From 1500 onward, the word has been in continual use, superseding jape and sard and largely displacing swive. A range of folk-etymological backronyms, such as "fornication under consent of the king" and "for unlawful carnal knowledge", are all demonstrably false. Sense 10, from related sense feck.

verb

1. (vulgar, colloquial, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.
   Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity.
2. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
   I really enjoyed fucking my girlfriend last night.
   Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard. I'd fuck me so hard. 1991, Ted Tally, The Silence of the Lambs (motion picture), spoken by Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb (Ted Levine)
   She wanted to fuck him more than she had ever wanted to fuck any man in her life. 2007, Lionel Shriver, The post-birthday world
   They're both New Yorkers coasting on their reputations, they've both had three marriages, neither of them can shut up when in front of a camera, and perhaps most importantly, they both want to fuck Ivanka, which-which is weird for Trump because Ivanka is in his family, and it's weird for Giuliani because she isn't. May 6 2018, “Rudy Giuliani”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 5, episode 10, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
3. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To insert one's penis, a dildo, or other object, into a person or a specified orifice or cleft sexually; to penetrate.
   We decided to switch things around and have him fuck me tonight.
   fuck me in the ass, really fuck my ass
   A skinny, boyish-looking guy getting fucked by a huge muscle man.
   She shoved them up and together, pushing into me, forcing my foot to fuck her tits harder and harder while gasping as if I was shoving it deep into her body... 2006, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Glamour Girls: Femme/Femme Erotica
   Her pussy had never taken this much cock in her entire life. […] Xander took the hint and began fucking her mouth with his fingers, moving both hands to the same rhythm while his cock gained even more speed and started moving the couch back a few inches with every push. […] 2019-09-25, April Lust, Outlaw in Black: A Dark Contemporary Bad Boy Motorcycle Club Romance, E-Book Publishing World Inc.
4. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To put in an extremely difficult or impossible situation.
   I'm afraid they're gonna fuck you on this one.
5. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To defraud, deface, or otherwise treat badly.
   I got fucked at the used car lot.
6. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive, often derogatory) Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.
   Fuck those jerks, and fuck their stupid rules!
   Fuck the fuckin' Diaz Brothers, I bury those cockroaches! 1983-12-09, Scarface, spoken by Tony Montana (Al Pacino)
   If he covered for a single motherfucker who's a kiddy-fucker, / fuck the motherfucker, he's as evil as the rapist. 2010, “The Pope Song”, Tim Minchin (music)
   I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love / and I'm like, "Fuck you!" 2010-08-19, “Fuck You”, performed by Cee Lo Green
   The Atlanta was swinging through her own turn to avoid a collision with the van when the searchlight, probably from the destroyer Akatsuki, lit upon her from abaft the port beam. Captain Jenkins reacted as commanders had been trained in peacetime: "Counter-illuminate!" he shouted. His gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander William R. D. Nickelson, Jr., preferred to respond with other hardware. At once he shouted into his headset mike: "Fuck that! Open fire!" 2011, James D. Hornfischer, “28: Into the Light”, in Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, New York: Bantam Books, retrieved 2022-11-21, pages 273–274
7. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive, usually followed by up) To break, to destroy.
   Goodman says he wants him to come in tomorrow and Moses is so afraid he's fucked up his chance again that he says yeah... 2001, Colson Whitehead, John Henry Days
   She knew something had fucked the plan when she grabbed the headset off the door. 2004, S. Andrew Swann, Hostile Takeover
   Here we are a mile out to sea and you've fucked the motor. 2002, Peter Hawes, Royce, Royce, the people's choice
   The symbols, all warnings of impending doom, might well have read: “You have fucked the engine, you arsehole. 2016, John Peaseland, Astrum Vermis
8. (vulgar, colloquial) Used in a phrasal verb: fuck with (“to play with, to tinker”).
   They couldn't hear a single note Ted was playing and the sound guy kept yelling at them to stop fucking with the levels so he could make adjustments. 2006, Kilian Betlach, This Feels Like A Riot Looks
9. (vulgar, transitive, comedy) To make a joke at one's expense; to make fun of in an embarrassing manner.
10. (vulgar, colloquial, transitive, Ireland, Britain) To throw, to lob something. (angrily)
    He fucked the dirty cloth out the window.
    She fucked her mobile at his head in anger.
11. (Singapore, vulgar, transitive, military slang) To scold.
    The sergeant fucked me upside down.
12. (vulgar, colloquial, intransitive) To be very good, to rule, go hard.
    Yo dude, did you check out their new album? Shit fucks bro.
    It's true. For 6 weeks in 1996, Chex Cereal fucked. 2022, “Snack Video Games”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

noun

1. (vulgar, colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
   No, but I've got a film of a couple of crocodiles having a fuck. 1975, Alexander Buzo, Tom, page 11
   He could count on a good fuck with Lorene later on. 2001, Thomas Kelly, The Rackets, MysteriousPress.com, published 2012
   Are guys so intimidated by a girl who's totally blunt about the fact that she just wants a good fuck that they can't perform? 2012, Heather Rutman, The Girl's Guide to Depravity: How to Get Laid Without Getting Screwed, Running Press, published 2012
2. (vulgar, colloquial) A sexual partner, especially a casual one.
   Let me ask you something, Rocky, man to man. I think she's the fuck of the century, what do you think? 1999, Joe Eszterhas, Basic Instinct (motion picture), spoken by Nick Curran (Michael Douglas)
   In his mind, she was probably just another fuck, but in hers it had meant so much more than that. 2005, Jaid Black, Strictly Taboo, Berkley Sensations, published 2005
   If he's a lousy fuck, I can at least say I had a lousy fuck, and if he's a great fuck, well that's even better... 2005, Etgar Keret, The Nimrod Flip-Out
   “He'd rather have his favorite fuck with him on the greatest adventure of his life than pay money to lie with ugly strangers. […] 2008, Nicole Galland, Crossed, Harper, published 2008, page 32
3. (vulgar, colloquial) A highly contemptible person.
   Finally he gets up his courage, crosses over to her and says in her ear, "Hello, Beautiful. Whaddya say to a little fuck?" She measures him coolly with her eyes. "Hello, little fuck." 1965, Gershon Legman, Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor
   She used to be a secretary but then she realized that she could run a business a hell of a lot better than those stupid fucks could. 2002, Robert Williams, The Remembrance
4. (vulgar, colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
   I don't give a fuck.
   Ryder: You know, it's hard to calculate how few fucks I give about Tann's opinion. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Elaaden

intj

1. (strongly vulgar) A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.
2. (vulgar, colloquial) Expressing dismay or discontent.
   Oh, fuck! We left the back door unlocked.
   Fuck! Why do you have to be so difficult all the time?
   Oh, fuck! I forgot to pay that parking ticket and now they want me to appear in court!
3. (vulgar, colloquial) Expressing surprise or enjoyment.
   Fuck! That movie was good!

adv

1. (vulgar, colloquial) Used as an intensifier for the words "yes" and "no".
   Do you censor your swearing? – Fuck no.
2. (Britain, vulgar, colloquial) Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.
   Do I want to? Do I fuck!
   They're your friends, aren't they? – Are they fuck my friends.