the f-word
noun
variants
or the F-word
—used as a way to refer to the offensive word "fuck" without saying it or writing it
He got in trouble for using the f-word on television.
Examples of the f-word in a Sentence
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After the game, Kidd was asked about the critiques and dismissed the question with an expletive-laced response, using the F-word four times.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Leo famously said the f-word during her acceptance speech.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
Lithuanian translators came up with endless variations of how to translate the F-word.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Prince, Steven Tyler, Morris Day, Michael Stipe, Beastie Boys, System of a Down, and the Strokes are just some of the musical guests who have let the F-word slip on SNL in the past.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In an exclusive 2018 interview with PEOPLE, Knightley shared a laughable moment between her husband and their elder daughter — young Edie said the f-word after her dad came just shy of crashing the car with the family inside.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s no more prominent public user of the f-word and others once widely seen as off limits than the president.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Trump isn’t the only president to have used the f-word in public.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Even before Trump’s viral interview, Democrat leaders had been publicly using the f-word with increasing frequency.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Leo famously said the f-word during her acceptance speech.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
Lithuanian translators came up with endless variations of how to translate the F-word.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Prince, Steven Tyler, Morris Day, Michael Stipe, Beastie Boys, System of a Down, and the Strokes are just some of the musical guests who have let the F-word slip on SNL in the past.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In an exclusive 2018 interview with PEOPLE, Knightley shared a laughable moment between her husband and their elder daughter — young Edie said the f-word after her dad came just shy of crashing the car with the family inside.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s no more prominent public user of the f-word and others once widely seen as off limits than the president.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Trump isn’t the only president to have used the f-word in public.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Even before Trump’s viral interview, Democrat leaders had been publicly using the f-word with increasing frequency.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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“The f-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20f-word. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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