Meaning & use
fucker
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Meanings
nouncountablevulgaroffensive
A very offensive insult for a person regarded as contemptible or annoying.
Grammar: Used as a direct insult or to refer to someone with strong hostility; extremely vulgar and likely to cause serious offense.
Patterns
- you fucker
- that fucker
- a stupid fucker
He called his opponent a fucker during the argument.
That fucker took my parking space.
She was furious and muttered 'you fucker' under her breath.
nouncountablevulgaroffensiveslang
A vulgar slang term used before a noun to emphasize annoyance or admiration, often in compounds like 'motherfucker'.
Grammar: Chiefly in fixed compounds; the literal meaning is often lost, but the word remains highly offensive.
Patterns
- a dumb fucker
- a lucky fucker
He's a lucky fucker to have won twice.
Some dumb fucker left the door open.
You crazy fucker, you actually did it!
Word forms
| plural | fuckers |
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Common combinations
- you fucker
- You fucker, you scared me!
- stupid fucker
- He yelled at the stupid fucker who cut him off.
- lucky fucker
- That lucky fucker won the lottery.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: fucker or fucker?
fucker vs fucker
Not to be confused with 'faker' (a person who pretends) or 'fucker' as a non-insult in some dialects.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'fucker' in a way that is most likely to be taken as a serious insult?
Choose one answer.
Calling someone 'that fucker' directly blames and insults them. The other options can be playful or admiring in tone, though all are vulgar.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fucker”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.