eff
/ɛf/
verb
🇬🇧 UK
/ɛf/
🇺🇸 US
/ɛf/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
Fuck (the taboo swear word, but not in the sense "to copulate")
“And he kept saying, "Effing this, effing that."”
How this word is used
- Everyday “And he kept saying, "Effing this, effing that."”
- Academic “In academic writing, “eff” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “eff” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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