what the eff

A form of what the fuck — An intensive form of what.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative what the ef

  1. euphemisticEuphemistic form of what the fuck.

    “Don't take this the wrong way, Archie,” Arla begins, “but what the ef are you talking about?”

    2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 94

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
what the fuck

Origin

See eff (“fuck”).

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APA

what the eff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20the%20eff

MLA

“what the eff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20the%20eff. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what the eff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20the%20eff.

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