effing

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effing

/ˈɛfɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛfɪŋ

Where it comes from

From eff (“fuck”) + -ing.

adjective

euphemistic, not comparable, slang Minced oath of fucking. The effing car's broken down again!
Similar: flaming, flipping, freaking, fricking, funking

adverb

euphemistic, not comparable, slang Minced oath of fucking. She is effing hot!

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of eff I wish he'd stop effing and blinding.

Translations

Every language

adj minced oath of fucking

Português	do cão, do caneco, pra caneco, ate dizer chega, a beça, pra K7
Deutsch	verflixt, Mist-
Русский	грёбаный grjóbanyj, долбаный dolbanyj

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Chicago

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@misc{effing_2026,
  title = {effing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}