F-word Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I’m so honored, touched and relieved that the academy and the members of the academy that have supported us have seen past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits and are recognizing fantasy this year. Fantasy is an F-word that hopefully the five-second delay won’t do anything with.”

From Los Angeles Times

Because “the F-word” is so contentious, said Cormac Ó Gráda, a historian of famine and professor at University College Dublin, the hope is that declaring a famine will spur significant intervention — and that even a declaration of imminent risk of famine may propel action.

From New York Times

Sharp and Jackson acknowledged that even among queer people, the F-word can provoke a complicated array of reactions; on a set where “getting away with things” was a key objective, it was clear from the outset that each member of the cast and crew would need space to navigate the word in a way that felt acceptable to them.

From Los Angeles Times

“As much as we don’t like fallowing,” Shields said, joking that the practice is known as the “F-word down here,” she said some amount will be needed to conserve the additional 250,000 acre-feet of water the district has said it would save — or roughly 8% of its allotment from the Colorado River.

From Seattle Times

The “F-word,” as aid workers archly call it, retains an emotive resonance, able to galvanize global attention and, crucially, to unlock vast amounts of donations.

From New York Times