"f-bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: f-bombs [plural]
Etymology: From f (“abbreviation of fuck”) + bomb (“(euphemism marker)”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|f|bomb|gloss1=abbreviation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">fuck</i>|gloss2=(euphemism marker)}} f (“abbreviation of fuck”) + bomb (“(euphemism marker)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} f-bomb (plural f-bombs)
  1. (slang, euphemistic) The word fuck. Tags: euphemistic, slang Categories (topical): English abbreviated euphemisms Synonyms: f-word
    Sense id: en-f-bomb-en-noun-qqCvw1lq Disambiguation of English abbreviated euphemisms: 81 8 12 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 24 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 13 14
  2. (slang, euphemistic) The word funk. Tags: euphemistic, slang
    Sense id: en-f-bomb-en-noun-StN6daND Categories (other): English euphemisms
  3. (slang, euphemistic) The word faggot. Tags: euphemistic, slang
    Sense id: en-f-bomb-en-noun-sBKAf7SE Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: F-bomb Derived forms: cluster F-bomb, drop the f-bomb Related terms: n-bomb

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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