eff
verb/ef/
/ef/
Word Origin1950s: the letter F represented as a word.
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they eff | /ef/ /ef/ |
| he / she / it effs | /efs/ /efs/ |
| past simple effed | /eft/ /eft/ |
| past participle effed | /eft/ /eft/ |
| -ing form effing | /ˈefɪŋ/ /ˈefɪŋ/ |
Idioms
eff and blind
- (British English, informal) to use swear words
- There was a lot of effing and blinding going on.
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