eff
verb
verb, intr
1: . To say 'fuck' or a similar expletive; esp. in phr. to eff and blind, to swear continuously. (1943 —) .
A. Wesker He started effing and blinding and threw their books on the floor (1959).
2:trans. and intr. euphemistic = fuck verb 2, 3, 4, 5, (1950 —) .
K. Amis You young people eff off (1958);
D. Sanderson You sure effed things up (1958). Henceeffing , noun, adjective, and adverb (1944 —) .
Private Eye The relatives get effing tough (1969).
[Variant of ef, name of the letter F, euphemistically representing fuckverb .]
verb, intr
1: . To say 'fuck' or a similar expletive; esp. in phr. to eff and blind, to swear continuously. (1943 —) .
A. Wesker He started effing and blinding and threw their books on the floor (1959).
2:
K. Amis You young people eff off (1958);
D. Sanderson You sure effed things up (1958). Hence
Private Eye The relatives get effing tough (1969).
[Variant of ef, name of the letter F, euphemistically representing fuck
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