"fuckuva" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Written form of a reduction of fuck of a. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fuck of a}} fuck of a Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fuckuva (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar, colloquial) Fuck of a; extreme; major. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: colloquial, not-comparable, vulgar Synonyms: heckuva, helluva
    Sense id: en-fuckuva-en-adj-t5lqKVMD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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