frak
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Coined by an author of Battlestar Galactica (TV series). It was English frack in the original series. Changed to frak in the later series to be a four-letter word. (Compare English fraked (“evil, wicked”) and English frakel (“vile, foul, wretched, worthless”))
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (euphemistic) Fuck.
- 2007, Tara McCarthy, Wouldn't Miss It for the World, page 258:
- “What the frak, Dan?”
- 2010, John Green, David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson:
- And I say, “Where the frak did everyone get a fake ID anyway?”
- 2011, Diana Rowland, Secrets of the Demon:
- Her frizzy blond hair was pulled up into a twist on top of her head, and she had on billowing hakama pants that nearly overwhelmed her skinny frame and a gray T-shirt that said FRAK OFF
See also
References
- Frak (expletive)
- Frack
- Battlestarwiki frak.
- Battlestarwiki frack
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From French frac or German Frack, from English frock, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk. Doublet with Dutch rok, ultimately from Frankish hrokk (“skirt”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
frak m (plural frakken, diminutive frakje n or fraksken n)
- (Brabant) coat (item of apparel)
- De frakken hangen aan de kapstok.
- The coats are at the coatstand.
Synonyms
- (coat): jas
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
frak m inan (diminutive fraczek)
Declension
Declension of frak
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