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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Democrats have taken to using the f-word more and are looking for leadership, once again, in an 83-year-old socialist, Bernie Sanders, joined this time by a 35-year-old socialist sidekick, in the person of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Whiteley and company don’t shy from the moment that Duran calls a heckling fan the f-word mid-game and several of the non-playing talking heads — sportswriters, various Fenway employees — are unflinchingly critical.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Read full article Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bond was 11 when classmates started calling them the f-word.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
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The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Whiteley and company don’t shy from the moment that Duran calls a heckling fan the f-word mid-game and several of the non-playing talking heads — sportswriters, various Fenway employees — are unflinchingly critical.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Read full article Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bond was 11 when classmates started calling them the f-word.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
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“The f-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20f-word. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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