: the word fuck
used metaphorically as a euphemism
accidentally dropped an f-bomb on televisionTim Kurkjian

Examples of f-bomb in a Sentence

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More: Town halls, f-bombs and Elon Musk: How Democrats are waging a new messaging war Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's response April 2 was direct but not catchy. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Trump drops f-bomb, pressures Republicans to get in line behind his legislation Families could add $5,000 a year, with the account holders unable to take distributions before age 18. Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 20 May 2025 Reynolds is said to believe that keeping his f-bomb wielding anti-hero more on the sidelines could allow for the X-Men characters to be used in unexpected ways. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 More: Town halls, f-bombs and Elon Musk: How Democrats are waging a new messaging war Musk, however, has started to discuss DOGE's work in smaller terms. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025 Coming off a half-dozen roles in a two-year span, Modine was having a pancake breakfast with David Alan Grier, one of his co-stars from Robert Altman’s Streamers (1983), when a fellow patron at West Hollywood’s The Source Restaurant greeted him from afar with an f-bomb and a glower. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 The Dark Knight Rises actor then launched into a four-minute verbal rant that contained 36 f-bombs. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024 Clips show O’Connor erupting with f-bombs, slamming car doors, and generally acting like a frustrated toddler when things go wrong at the Tour. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of f-bomb was in 1988

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“F-bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f-bomb. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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