noun
feck
fehk
noun
1
(Scots) Effectiveness, value, or vigor.
"There's no feck in that old excuse."
verb
1
(Irish slang) To steal something, usually something minor.
"Someone fecked my umbrella from the pub."
How to Use Feck
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMostly known today as a mild, comic Irish substitute for a much ruder word, or in Scots for "worth/value."
When to use it
Informal; the "steal" and swear-substitute senses are especially associated with Irish English.
Word Forms
fecked past tense, fecked past tense, fecks plural, fecks singular, fecks singular
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Etymology
A shortened Scots form of "effect."