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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Even before Trump’s viral interview, Democrat leaders had been publicly using the f-word with increasing frequency.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
The moment came just hours after Trump used the f-word while venting about Israel and Iran allegedly violating a ceasefire, marking a notably unfiltered day for the administration.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
But even for him, this on-camera utterance of the f-word was new.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 24 June 2025
President Trump used the f-word expletive while discussing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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.
—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
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
The moment came just hours after Trump used the f-word while venting about Israel and Iran allegedly violating a ceasefire, marking a notably unfiltered day for the administration.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
But even for him, this on-camera utterance of the f-word was new.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 24 June 2025
President Trump used the f-word expletive while discussing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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.
—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
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