adjective

fricking

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adjective

Informal: used as a milder substitute for a much stronger swear word, to add emphasis.

"This is a fricking disaster."

"Turn down that fricking music!"

How to Use Fricking

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA polite-ish stand-in for a much ruder intensifier, used to express frustration or emphasis.

When to use it

Informal; a softened version of a vulgar word, still not appropriate in formal writing.

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This is a _____ disaster.

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