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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesficken
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfɪkn̩
"Was zum Teufel machst du da?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To engage in sexual intercourse.
"The characters in the gritty drama openly curse and fuck on screen."
- 1
Used alone or as an intensifier to express extreme anger, annoyance, surprise, or emphasis.
"Fuck, I left my car keys on the kitchen counter!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term has probable Germanic roots, closely related to Middle Dutch 'fokken' (to strike, copulate) and German regional 'ficken' (to rub, strike, copulate). First appearing in British court records and poetry around the late 15th to early 16th century, it has evolved from a vulgar term denoting sexual intercourse into one of the most versatile profanities in the English language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fuck" is said worldwide
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foutre
Transliteration: futʁ
"Qu'est-ce que tu fais putain de merde ?"
ficken
Transliteration: ˈfɪkn̩
"Was zum Teufel machst du da?"
fottere
Transliteration: ˈfɔt.te.re
"Che cazzo stai dicendo?"
joder
Transliteration: xoˈdeɾ
"¡Joder, no encuentro mis llaves!"
foder
Transliteration: fuˈdeɾ
"Que porra você está fazendo?"
चodना
Transliteration: chodna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी बकवास मत सुनो।"
操
Transliteration: cào
Script: 中文汉字
"操，我把钥匙忘在家里了。"
씨발
Transliteration: ssibal
Script: 한국어 한글
"씨발, 지갑을 두고 왔어."
くそ
Transliteration: kuso
Script: 日本語
"くそっ、鍵を忘れちゃったよ。"
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