Effing Meaning in English

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التعريف

A very informal and mild way of replacing the strong swear word 'fucking,' used to strongly emphasize feelings like anger, surprise, or annoyance.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Effing' is used in place of 'fucking' to soften the swear word, especially in casual speech, TV, or when trying not to be too offensive. Still considered impolite and best avoided in formal settings. Common before nouns or adjectives: 'effing stupid', 'effing mess'. Rarely used by itself.

• Spanish: maldito - jodido (muy coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): maldito - porra - caramba (gíria, vulgar)
• Portuguese (PT): maldito - raio do (gíria informal, vulgar)
• Chinese (Simplified): 他妈的 - 该死的 (俚语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 他媽的 - 該死的 (俚語)
• Hindi: कितना साला - घटिया (गाली, बहुत हल्का)
• Arabic: اللعين - السخيف (عامية)
• Bengali: চটা - বিরক্তিকর (গালিতে অর্থে, শব্দের বিকল্প হিসেবে)
• Russian: чертов - сраный
• Japanese: クソ - くそったれ
• Vietnamese: chết tiệt - quái gở
• Korean: 씨발 - 엿같은
• Turkish: lanet - bela
• Urdu: افسوسناک - لعنتی
• Indonesian: sialan - brengsek

جمل نموذجية

He's always late to the effing meetings.

natural

I can't find my effing keys again.

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It's so effing hot today.

basic

Why is this effing thing not working?

basic

That was the most effing ridiculous idea I've ever heard.

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This effing computer won't start.

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