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Added 9 October 2026

fuck

/ˈfʌk/ verb

In Latin: futuō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fuck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.
It's just common courtesy to help clean up after fucking.
To have sexual intercourse with.
I really enjoyed fucking my girlfriend last night.
To have penetrative sex (as opposed to oral sex, etc.).
We've done oral, but never fucked.

noun

An act of sexual intercourse.
A sexual partner, especially a casual one.
A highly contemptible person.

interjection

A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.
Expressing dismay or discontent. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Oh, fuck! We left the back door unlocked.
Expressing surprise or enjoyment.
Fuck! That movie was good!

adverb

Used as an intensifier for the words "yes" and "no".
Do you censor your swearing? – Fuck no.
Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.
Do I want to? Do I fuck!

Origin

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 CE charter that mentions a place called Fuccerham, which may mean "hām (“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; compare Fucher, Foker, etc.

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