fucking adv.
1. (also fracking, fuckering) a general intensifier, totally, completely, e.g. fucking stupid.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Proc. Old Bailey 20 June 703: The deceased came to the door and holloaed out, ‘I will serve you the f——same’. | |
| letter 22 Dec. in Leader (2000) 267: Here I am and here I bloody fucking bastard buggering sodding pissing shitting stay. | |
| diary 5 Nov. in Eight Bells & Top Masts (2001) 174: Fucking right, he says. Fucking right. | |
| 1985 (1980) 135: Life is so fucking dull. | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | New Girls (1982) 227: He’s so fucking gorgeous. | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Breaking Out 280: You fucking undernourished ugly little prick! | |
| Train to Hell 23: It used to be fucking awful. | |
| Sl. U. 85: fucking 1. incredibly, very, totally, completely. | |
| Permanent Midnight 73: I can’t fucking stand the life I’m living. | |
| Happy Like Murderers 303: You fucking little this and you fucking little that. I’ll fucking have you. Fucking watch it, boy. | |
| Hooky Gear 3: We’s fuckin proper leggin it again. | |
| Gutshot Straight [ebook] Jesus fracking Christ. | |
| me-stepmums-too-fuckin-hot-mate at www.fakku.net 🌐 Shit, Kyo-kun, you’re fuckin’ bleeding! | |
| Finders Keepers (2016) 302: Oooh, these goddam pop up ads make me me so fracking crazy! | |
![[Ire]](/static/img/flags/ire.png "Ireland") | Rules of Revelation 27: Eat, drink and be merry, for we are completely fucking fucked. | |
| Man-Eating Typewriter 41: The frogs have the term ‘jolie laide’ [...] but this [the narrator's deformed face] was fuckering ridiculous. | |
| Orphan Road 41: ‘[Y]ou’ve got to be fucking joking’. |
2. used, usu. in the negative, to imply definitely (not), certainly (not), e.g. fucking thanks.
| letter in Experience (2000) 193: Fucking thanks for the lunch Dad. | |
 | ‘Dr Jimmy’ 🎵 on Quadrophenia [album] Her fella’s gonna kill me / Oh, fuckin’ will he! |
In phrases
generally used for emphasis, absolutely, very well, very much, extremely.
| Mint (1955) 71: She’ll stay as she fuckin’ well is till I’ve had me bleedin’ conner. | |
| (con. 1914–18) Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier 17: By adding -ing and -ingwell, [to fuck] an adjective and an adverb were formed and thrown into every sentence. It became so common that an effective way for the soldier to express emotion was to omit this word. | |
| letter 20 Apr. in Baker Sel. Letters (1981) 590: If he doesn’t take care of you he’d better never fucking well run into me. | |
| in A Minority 138: He was an awful detective – threats, swear words – I’ll f---ing well bash you. | |
| Thief 307: Fucking well-told you do! | |
| Serpico 201: Get this fucking-well straight, Stanard. I’m not sticking my neck out for you. | |
| Traveller’s Tool 18: He’d probably end up in New Zealand which would serve him fucking well right. | |
| Secret World of the Irish Male (1995) 222: Jayzus, Ref, yeh’re a shagginwell dope. | |
| Powder 333: The band meeting could fucking well wait. | |
| posting at www.funjunkie.co.uk 2 Apr. 🌐 They underestimated demand? I should fucking well say so. |