eff

[ef] /ɛf/ Slang.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), interjection
1.
fuck: Stop effing around and get to work!
Eff you, you lout!
noun
2.
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
peppering his speech with superfluous and highly offensive effs.
Verb phrases
3.
eff off, Go away!:
Eff off and die, you piece of Martian scum!
Origin
1940-45; euphemism for fuck, with eff as spelled form of the name of the initial letter

eff.

1.
efficient, efficiency.
2.
effective, effectiveness.
British Dictionary definitions for eff

eff

/ɛf/
verb
1.
euphemism for (taboo) fuck eff off
2.
(slang) eff and blind, to use obscene language
Derived Forms
effing, noun, adjective, adverb
Word Origin and History for eff

1943, euphemism for fuck, representing the sound of its first letter. Related: Effing.

Slang definitions & phrases for eff

eff

v,n

fuck •This curt euphemism is also the base for equivalents of fucked, fucking, and fucker: eff off back to effing Russia/ She effed around until she was forced to work again/ this is the stupidest effing stunt you've ever pulled (1920s+)


eff in Technology


Electronic Frontier Foundation

Related Abbreviations for eff

EFF

  1. Electronic Frontier Foundation
  2. [National Weather Service] Experimental Forecast Facility

eff.

  1. effective
  2. efficiency