effing

adj, adv — 2 senses

effing

adj

/ˈɛfɪŋ/

Etymology From eff (“fuck”) + -ing.

1

Euphemistic, Slang Minced oath of fucking.

  • The effing car's broken down again!

effing

adv

Etymology From eff (“fuck”) + -ing.

1

Euphemistic, Slang Minced oath of fucking.

  • She is effing hot!
  • I effing hate snow!
1 more example
  • “I will say, though, it felt effing fantastic.”2024 November 18, Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh, “March Madness” (16:46 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):

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