feck

¹ British  

/ fɛk /

noun

1. obsolete

   1. worth; value

   2. amount; quantity

   3. the greater part; the majority

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feck ² British  

/ fɛk /

verb

1. slang a variant of fuck

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Etymology

Origin of feck

C15 (Scottish dialect) fek , short for _effect

Example Sentences

Italy had a big influx of quickie "flying tours," with most visitors asking American Express the directions to the fountain into which Gregory feck and Audrey Hepburn threw coins.

From Time Magazine Archive

He lives aboot England, a'm telt, an' dis a feck o' gude in his ain place.

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian

Afore Sandy got up the stair he manished to mairter the feck o' his Sabbath claes wi' the whitenin'; an' I was akinda feard Mistress Mikaver micht mistak' him for the scone-baker's ghost.

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.

Ye may say that, lad—and yet them that sell it might afford a gude penniworth, for they hae it for the making—maist feck of it ne'er saw France or Portugal.

From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir

"I never heard the just influence of the landed proprietor disputed before," said Kenny feck, who felt outraged at the doctor's hardihood.

From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James