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frigging

adjective and adverb (frigging — slang intensifier, UK, Ireland, US); verb form (frig, frigs, frigged, frigging)

«frigging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. (rude slang) a stand-in for the f-word to show anger or for emphasis: «the frigging car won't start». tree →
  2. «frig about / frig around» (UK slang, rude) waste time doing silly things. tree →

In the lessons

Rough slang, a little milder than the word it replaces but still considered vulgar by many; heard in arguments and on TV. UK, Ireland, Canada and US. Not for school or polite talk.

Examples

  • The frigging car won't start again. tree →
  • Stop frigging about and help me. tree →
  • It's frigging freezing in here. tree →
  • Where's the frigging remote? tree →
  • He spent all day frigging around with his bike. tree →
  • Who left the frigging gate open? tree →
  • Frigging hell, that was loud! tree →
  • Teachers count "frigging" as swearing, so don't say it in class. tree →

Note

Trap: stronger and cruder than «flipping» or «freaking»; many adults see it as real swearing. Avoid it. Plain meaning: very, annoying; «frig about» = mess about.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/frigging/