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present participle and gerund of fuck examples
countable and uncountable, plural fuckings
(vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love. quotations examples
Like the French fool, that wanders up and down / Starving his people, hazarding his crown. / Peace is his aim, his gentleness is such, / And love he loves, for he loves fucking much.
c 1674, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, A Satyr on Charles II
(vulgar, figuratively) An act of mistreatment. examples
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(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies. quotations examples
Yeah, she caught my eye, as I walked on by / She could see from my face that I was fucking high
2005, James Blunt (lyrics and music), “You're Beautiful”, in Back to Bedlam
“Every time it’s shown, I get e-mail from young guys who want to get it on with me,” she said. “Which is wonderful. I’m seventy-seven fucking years old.”
2006 March 6, Lauren Collins, quoting Harriet Sohmers Zwerling, “Last Bohemians”, in The New Yorker
(vulgar) Offensive, annoying or worthless. quotations examples
Even when Trump won, Murdoch was unconvinced, reportedly privately calling him a “fucking idiot” following one conversation about immigration.
2022 November 10, Adam Gabbatt, quoting Rupert Murdoch, “Has ‘Trumpty Dumpty’ taken a great fall from Rupert Murdoch’s grace?”, in The Guardian
(vulgar) Really, very; having intensive force, often applying to the whole sentence or clause. quotations examples
You've never seen a bunch of guys more fucking shocked to lose
2004, Tommy Lee with Anthony Bozza, Tommy Land, page 79
A bit young to be so cynical and so superior, you may think. My reply is that you should fucking well have been there, and felt it for yourself.
2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 81
(vulgar) Alternative spelling of -fucking-, used when the word inflix is put between two words quotations examples
She had been, as I say, drinking all afternoon and she suddenly howled, ‘Ten o'clock! It's ten o'fucking clock! Why doesn't he come? Why in God's name doesn't he come?’ Something along those lines.
1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, page 37
[…] I think that life's too long to bother with suing Andrew fucking Lloyd Webber.
1992, Roger Waters, Q Magazine
If you wanted some background information on me, Holden, all you had to do was ask. I would have gladly volunteered it. You didn't have to go playing Hercule fucking Poirot!
1997, Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy (motion picture), spoken by Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams)
Far out, man. Far fucking out!
1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges)