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Definition of eff
eff 
verb - transitive
- A euphemism for "fuck."
He effed up my car! What an effing jerk!
Eff no! There's no way I'm eating that.
- See more words with the same meaning: censored replacements for offensive terms (list of).
Last edited on May 03 2013. Submitted by Tom L. from Salem, MA, USA on Dec 02 1997.
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Other terms relating to 'censored replacements for offensive terms (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: Used to replace "Fuck" so as to avoid company firewalls and as a less offensive version. | |
| Definitions include: to do poorly, fail. | |
| Definitions include: the word "fuck" or one of its variants, when used at an inappropriate time or place. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of disbelief or surprise. See shit for more information. | |
| Definitions include: a non-offensive expletive. | |
| Definitions include: censored version of "damn". | |
| Definitions include: fuck. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of "fuck". | |
| Definitions include: "fuck a duck". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "shit out of luck", meaning that there is nothing one can do to remedy some situation. | |
| Definitions include: "fucking". | |
| Definitions include: a general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: a variant of the word shit, commonly used in the UK and Ireland, and playfully used in the United States. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "jack ass fuck off". | |
| Definitions include: "fucker". | |
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| Definitions include: censored (bowdlerized) version of "fucking". | |
| Definitions include: a censored (bowdlerized) version of "fuck off". | |
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