French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (fasten, fix). The "give a damn" sense is a minced oath of foutre (to fuck).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ficher

  1. (transitive) to plug in; to drive something in by its point, as with a nail or a stake
    ficher un clouto drive in a nail
  2. to file, record, track (e.g. by police)
  3. (reflexive, s'en ficher, euphemistic) to not care
    je m’en fiche !I don't care about it!
  4. (infinitive "fiche", colloquial, past participle "fichu", euphemistic) to do
  5. (colloquial, reflexive, followed with "de", se ficher de/se fiche de (quelqu'un)) to make fun of someone

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