what the eff

English

Alternative forms

• what the ef

Etymology

See eff (“fuck”).

Phrase

what the eff

1. Euphemistic form of what the fuck.
   • 2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 94:

     “Don't take this the wrong way, Archie,” Arla begins, “but what the ef are you talking about?”