the f-word
noun
variants
or the F-word
—used as a way to refer to the offensive word "fuck" without saying it or writing it
He got in trouble for using the f-word on television.
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Read full article Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bond was 11 when classmates started calling them the f-word.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bond was 11 when classmates started calling them the f-word.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
Even the broadcast networks, to stay in sync with cultural shifts, will now include risqué language despite the FCC and advertisers — not the f-word, of course, but certainly the b-word, which has become so common in songs and memes.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
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“The f-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20f-word. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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