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# frick

exclamation (frick!); verb (frick, fricks, fricked, fricking — slang); adjective use (fricking)

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

## Everyday

1. (slang, mild swearing, mainly US) a softer stand-in for the f-word to show annoyance or surprise: «Oh, frick!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#m1)
2. «what the frick» = a milder version of a rude exclamation of shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by teenagers, in cartoons and by adults who don't want to swear in front of kids; informal and mild, US and Canada mostly. Still sounds rude to some people.

### Examples

- Oh frick, I forgot my lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x1)
- What the frick was that noise? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x2)
- Frick! I stubbed my toe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x3)
- The cartoon character says "frick" instead of swearing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x4)
- "Frick, we're late!" shouted my brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x5)
- Frick, the Wi-Fi's down again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x6)
- He says "frick" so much that his mum banned it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x7)
- "Frick" sounds silly, but some teachers still won't allow it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/#x8)

### Note

Trap: it is a minced oath, so it hints at a rude word; avoid in school writing. Plain meaning: «oh no!», «damn!».

## On Mova

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