"effing" meaning in English

See effing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Etymology: From eff (“fuck”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|eff<t:fuck>|-ing}} eff (“fuck”) + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} effing (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, slang) Minced oath of fucking. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Synonyms: flaming, flipping, freaking, fricking, funking Translations (minced oath of fucking): verflixt (German), Mist- (German), do cão (Portuguese), do caneco (Portuguese), pra caneco (Portuguese), ate dizer chega (Portuguese), a beça (Portuguese), pra K7 (Portuguese), bagarai (Portuguese), pra chuchu (Portuguese), грёбаный (grjóbanyj) (Russian), долбаный (dolbanyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-effing-en-adj-1bfrJHTp Categories (other): English euphemisms, English minced oaths, English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, English minced oaths, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 48 4 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 41 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 47 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 42 15

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Etymology: From eff (“fuck”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|eff<t:fuck>|-ing}} eff (“fuck”) + -ing Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} effing (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, slang) Minced oath of fucking. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-effing-en-adv-1bfrJHTp Categories (other): English euphemisms, English minced oaths, English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, English minced oaths, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 48 4 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 41 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 47 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 42 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Etymology: From eff (“fuck”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|eff<t:fuck>|-ing}} eff (“fuck”) + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} effing
  1. present participle and gerund of eff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: eff Related terms: eff and blind, effing and blinding
    Sense id: en-effing-en-verb-eXPLhr-S Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 41 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 42 15

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2024 November 18, Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh, “March Madness” (16:46 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):",
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          "ref": "2024 November 18, Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh, “March Madness” (16:46 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):",
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        "Minced oath of fucking."
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        "(euphemistic, slang) Minced oath of fucking."
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        "present participle and gerund of eff"
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  ],
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}

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