for fuck's sake

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for fuck's sake

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Dysphemistically modelled after for Christ's sake. The word fuck is personified.

interjection FFS · ffs · fuck's sake · fuck sake

  1. colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar An expression of anger or frustration. For fuck's sake, shut Nicola up!

    Similar: FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud, for fucking out loud, for fuck's sake, for God's sake, for goodness' sake, for heaven's sake, for mercy's sake, for Pete's sake

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"for fuck's sake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for%20fuck's%20sake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{for_fuck_s_sake_2026,
  title = {for fuck's sake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20fuck's%20sake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}