what the fuck
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Translations
An intensive form of what
Interjection
- (vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as a shortened form of expressions such as "What the fuck is going on?", "...are you doing?", "…is happening?", “…is wrong with you?”, “…is with you?”, "…is this?", "…is it?", “…was that?”, ”…was it?”, “…was this?”, “…are you?”, ”…do you want?”, “…happened?”, “…did you do?”, “…do I know?”, “…did I know?” “…happened here?”, “…happened there?” or "...is that?").
- (vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.
- I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.
- 1983, Risky Business, spoken by Miles (Curtis Armstrong):
- Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:what the fuck.
Synonyms
- wtf, WTF, tf, wdf
- what the eff (euphemistic)
Synonyms
- (expresses astonishment, incredulity): what the actual fuck, what on Earth, what in the world, what the heck, what the hell, what the...
- (expresses nonchalance): fuck it, what the heck, what the hell, what the hey, whatever, why not, who cares, so what
Descendants
- → Chinese: 花惹發/花惹发 (huārěfā)
- → Dutch: wat de fok
- → French: ouate de phoque
Translations
expressing astonishment
expressing nonchalance
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