FREAKING

Verb

freaking

present participle of freak

Noun

freaking (plural freakings)

(dated) A streak or variegation in a pattern.

Adjective

freaking (not comparable)

(minced oath, slang, chiefly, US, euphemism) Fucking.

(obsolete) Freakish.

Usage notes

Freaking is often used in motion pictures as a substitute for fucking so that characters can be shown to swear without the motion picture incurring censorship or a higher certificate than it otherwise might.

Synonyms

• effing, flaming, flipping, fricking

Adverb

freaking (not comparable)

(euphemistic, slang, US) Fucking.

Source: Wiktionary


Freak"ing, a.

Definition: Freakish. [Obs.] Pepys.

FREAK

Freak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] Etym: [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fräkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. prsçni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]

Definition: To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.] Freaked with many a mingled hue. Thomson.

Freak, n. Etym: [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedly, Goth. faĂ­hufriks avaricious.]

Definition: A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

Syn.

– Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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