verb
frak
frak
verb
1
A fictional swear word used as a stand-in for a much stronger curse, expressing anger, frustration, or shock.
""Frak!" the pilot shouted as the engine died mid-flight."
"He muttered that the whole plan was frakked from the start."
How to Use Frak
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA made-up curse word from science fiction, used exactly where you would use a much ruder word.
Memory tip
You will mostly meet this in sci-fi shows, fan writing, or jokey conversation among fans — it is not standard English outside that context.
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Common pairings
what the frak
frakking
frak it all
Word Forms
frakked past tense, fraks singular
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Etymology
Invented for the TV series Battlestar Galactica as a family-friendly substitute for a real profanity, later spelled "frak" (originally "frack") specifically so it would keep the same four-letter shape as the word it replaces.