eff

 
Pronunciation: /ɛf/

noun & verb

British
  • used as a euphemism for ‘fuck’.

Phrases

eff and blind

informal use expletives; swear: I scrabbled for my clothes, effing and blinding
[blind from its use in expletives such as blind me (see blimey)]

Derivatives

effing

adjective & adverb

Origin:

1950s: the letter F represented as a word