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. 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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