freaking

freaking
/free"king/, adj., adv. Slang.
(used as an intensifier).
[1965-70; FREAK1 + -ING2; euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking]

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  • freaking — [frēk′iŋ] adj., adv. euphemism for FUCKING …   English World dictionary

  • freaking — 1. noun Action of the verb freak. 2. adjective Fucking. Youre getting on my freaking nerves! Syn: effing, flaming, flipping, fricking 3 …   Wiktionary

  • freaking — freak|ing [ frikıŋ ] adverb AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL used instead of FUCKING to emphasize what you are saying when you do not want to be offensive: She s always so freaking late. ╾ freak|ing adjective: The freaking movie was sold out …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • freaking — UK [ˈfriːkɪŋ] / US [ˈfrɪkɪŋ] adverb American very informal used instead of fucking to emphasize what you are saying when you do not want to be offensive She s always so freaking late. Derived word: freaking UK / US adjective …   English dictionary

  • freaking — mod. damned. (Euphemistic for fucking. Usually objectionable.) □ Get your freaking socks off my bed. □ What is this freaking mess on my plate? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Freaking — Freak Freak (fr[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freaked} (fr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Freaking}.] [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr[ a]kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno s dark colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni variegated. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • freaking — adj an intensifying adjective, a euphemism for fucking ► You re a narc, you re a freaking narc! (Magnum, US TV series, 1981) …   Contemporary slang

  • freaking — /ˈfrikɪŋ/ (say freeking) adjective (a euphemism for fucking): so freaking big! …  

  • freaking — adjective (or adverb) Etymology: alteration of frigging, present participle of frig (copulate) : damned used as an intensive it was too freaking much to believe Chip Crossland …   Useful english dictionary

  • freaking — adjective or adverb Etymology: euphemism for frigging or fucking Date: 1928 damned used as an intensive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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