frak
English
Alternative forms
- frack
Etymology
Coined by an author of Battlestar Galactica (TV series). It was English frack in the original series. Changed to frak in the later series to be a four-letter word. (Compare English fraked (“evil, wicked”) and English frakel (“vile, foul, wretched, worthless”))
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
Verb
frak (third-person singular simple present fraks, present participle frakking, simple past and past participle frakked)
- (slang, euphemistic) Fuck.
- 2007, Tara McCarthy, Wouldn't Miss It for the World, page 258:
- “What the frak, Dan?”
- 2010, John Green, David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson:
- And I say, “Where the frak did everyone get a fake ID anyway?”
- 2011, Diana Rowland, Secrets of the Demon:
- Her frizzy blond hair was pulled up into a twist on top of her head, and she had on billowing hakama pants that nearly overwhelmed her skinny frame and a gray T-shirt that said FRAK OFF
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Synonyms
- eff, feck, frack, frig; see also Thesaurus:copulate or Thesaurus:copulate with
See also
- Appendix:Fictional English curse words
References
- Frak (expletive)
- Frack
- Battlestarwiki frak.
- Battlestarwiki frack
Anagrams
- fark
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French frac or German Frack (itself from French), from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish *hrokk. Doublet with Dutch rok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frɑk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: frak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
frak m (plural frakken, diminutive frakje n or fraksken n)
- (Belgium) A coat, a overcoat (item of apparel).
- De frakken hangen aan de kapstok.
- The coats are at the coatstand.
- (Netherlands) A chic jacket with long coattails.
Synonyms
- (coat): jas
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| f-r-k |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From the Arabic root ف ر ك (f-r-k). Perhaps originally from a plural *أَفْراك (*ʾafrāk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fraːk/
Noun
frak m (collective, singulative farka, paucal farkiet)
- crumb(s)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- frakk
Etymology
From Middle Norwegian frakker, possibly from Old Norse frakkr (“brave”). Related to frekk. Confer with Icelandic frakkur.
Adjective
frak (neuter frakt, definite singular and plural frake, comparative frakare, indefinite superlative frakast, definite superlative frakaste)
- in good shape, healthy, strong
References
- “frak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary..
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French froc, from Frankish *hrokk, from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *rukn-, *ruk-, *rug-, *ruǵ-. Doublet of rok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: frak
Noun
frak m inan (diminutive fraczek)
- tailcoat
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frak | fraki |
| genitive | fraku | fraków |
| dative | frakowi | frakom |
| accusative | frak | fraki |
| instrumental | frakiem | frakami |
| locative | fraku | frakach |
| vocative | fraku | fraki |
Related terms
- frakowy
Further reading
- frak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- frak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sranan Tongo
Determiner
frak
- (with indefinite article) (a) lot
- Lanti kisi wan frak kragi. ― The Government has received a lot of complaints.