how the fuck

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps modelled after the hell, short for in the hell as in "What in the hell, ...". === Pronunciation === === Phrase === the fuck (vulgar, slang) Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:the dickens Used after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis. (by ellipsis) Used as a shortened form of the common interrogative phrases. The fuck did you come from? ― Where the fuck did you come from? The fuck do you know all of this!? ― How the fuck do you know all of this? The fuck was that? ― What the fuck was that? The fuck you think you are?! ― Who the fuck do you think you are? The fuck? ― (said incredulously; also as what the fuck?) Used to emphatically express that something isn't true. (African-American Vernacular) Used to emphasize an adjective; fucking. ==== Derived terms ==== dafuq (said incredulously and used for less serious situations) ==== Related terms ==== -fucking- ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === fucketh