Etymology

fucking

fuck·ing
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Today it means: An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love. Full definition →

English fuck ← Middle English *fukken ← Old English *fuccian
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fucking · noun, adjective, verb, adverb, infix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewǵ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fukkōną
  3. Old English*fuccian
  4. Middle English*fukken
  5. Englishfuck
  6. English todayfucking

From fuck + -ing.

Fucking · proper noun2

  1. Austrian German · borrowed fromFucking
  2. English todayFucking

Borrowed from Austrian German Fucking. The association with the unrelated vulgar term fucking led to a name change in 2020.

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