precision F-strike

plural precision F-strikes

1. slanglifestyleA single, unexpected use of the word fuck for the purpose of emphasis or dramatic effect.

   Yes, a true Precision F Strike.

   2014 August 24, trogdorkiller, “BoJack Horseman - 1x08 - The Telescope”, in Reddit, BoJackHorseman, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2022

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   I think the line "Up against the wall, motherfucker" in We Can Be Together by Jefferson Airplane is a well-placed, impactful precision f-strike. What do you guys think? What's the best use of profanity in a song? Either a single swear in a song that's otherwise clean or a stand-out swear in a song full of profanity, what's the most well-done use of cursing in a song?

   2016 June 4, Rockah12, “Miranda's favorite curse word (from podcast)”, in Reddit, Music, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2022

   Good thing I censored that precision F-strike in the first two seconds of the Fake Sequelitis video then!

   2016 August 31, Lost_CapriSun, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 May 2020

   Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/810/ (caution, language - contains a precision F-strike)

   2018 May 23, Chris Angelico, “how to handle captcha through machanize module or any module”, in comp.lang.python (Usenet), retrieved 18 Aug 2022

   I have to say, the precision F-strikes in this series are incredible. The only other time I remember hearing a fuck was in Petscop 9, and it was the strongest line in the series.

   2018 August 2, PvtDustinEchoes, “The “Fuck” at the end of Petscop 14”, in Reddit, Petscop, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2022

   Revenge of the Sith is mature and dark enough that a precision F-strike can actually work in some scenes, at least imo. And not necessarily by Samuel L. Jackson either.

   2020 January 14, Obamas_Tie, “This is where the fun begins”, in Reddit, PrequelMemes, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2022