what the fuck

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what the fuck

phrase whatthefuck

  1. interrogative, slang, vulgar An intensive form of what. What the fuck were you thinking? What the fuck was I thinking? What the fuck are you doing?

    Similar: what in God's name, what in tarnation, what in the world, what on Earth, what the dickens, what the Devil, what the deuce, what the heck, what the hell, what the hey, what the flying fuck, what the fish

interjection whatthefuck

  1. vulgar Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions). The proof is on my computer. It’s on all these people’s computers, and everyone around here is just going along with that. What the fuck? [quoting Emilia Jones as Reality Winner in the film Winner]

    Similar: what the actual fuck, what on Earth, what in the world, what the...

  2. vulgar Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do. I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.

    Similar: wtf, WTF, tf, wdf, what the eff, what the fudge, what the flip, what the heck, what the hell, fuck it, what the hey, whatever

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intj expressing nonchalance

Español¡qué más da!, qué coño, qué carajo
Portuguêsque se foda
Deutschwas auch immer
Italianoche cazzo
Русскийхуй с ним, чёрт с ним, ну, нахуй nu, naxuj
Tiếng Việtthôi kệ, thôi
עבריתלמה לא lama ló

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@misc{what_the_fuck_2026,
  title = {what the fuck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20the%20fuck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}