Fucking
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Fucking, from Focko, the founder's name.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈfʌkɪŋ/, /ˈfʌkɪn/
- Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʊkɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ʊkɪŋ
Proper nounEdit
Fucking
- A village in the Innviertel region of Austria, part of the municipality of Tarsdorf.
Usage notesEdit
Commonly associated with the vulgar term fucking despite being a false cognate.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Focko (the founder's name) + -ing (denoting a people's membership; belonging to).
PronunciationEdit
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Proper nounEdit
Fucking n (genitive Fucking)
- Fucking (a village in Innviertel, Austria)