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# feck

exclamation; verb (feck, fecks, fecked, fecking — Irish slang); adjective use (fecking)

«feck» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Irish slang, mild swearing) an exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#m1)
2. (Irish, slang) to throw: «feck it over here». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#m2)
3. (Irish, slang) to steal: «he fecked a bar of chocolate». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#m3)
4. «feck off» (rude) go away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#m4)

### In the lessons

Common in Ireland, where it is seen as much milder than the f-word and is heard on TV comedy; elsewhere it sounds Irish and rude. Rough everyday talk; not for school or polite company, though adults in Ireland use it lightly. Often used for comedy.

### Examples

- Ah, feck, I've left my keys at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x1)
- Feck off, will ya, I'm trying to watch the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x2)
- Somebody fecked my bike from outside the shop! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x3)
- Feck it, we'll just go anyway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x4)
- The fecking bus is late again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x5)
- Feck that over here, would you? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x6)
- Granny in the TV show shouted "Feck!" and the audience laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x7)
- It's still rude to say "feck" to a teacher, even in Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/#x8)

### Note

Trap: it is milder than the word it replaces, but it is still swearing, so not for school work. Its meanings «throw» and «steal» are Irish only. Plain words: «damn», «oh no», «go away», «stole».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feck.html) on Mova free.