effing

[ ef-ing ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. (used as an intensifier.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of effing¹

First recorded in 1940–45; euphemism for fucking, with eff as spelled form of the name of the initial letter

Example Sentences

The immune system, in other words, makes a big effing deal out of a little nothing, and we suffer the consequences.

From The Daily Beast

This is a magnanimous gesture, and the effing MF is given to the opposite—sociopathic selfishness to exponential extremes.

From The Daily Beast