'fore
Apheretic form of before.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
'fraid so
I am afraid so
'fro
Contraction of afro.
f-bomb
The word fuck.
F/O
Initialism of fictional other
f1
help or advice (derived from the common usage of "F1" as the help key, during the DOS era of computing programs)
F2U
A drawing or render, usually line art, that may be adapted, coloured in or altered.
FA
Initialism of Fur Affinity.
faan
A fan who is more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom.
faanish
More interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; of or pertaining to faans.
faanishness
Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan.
fab lab
A small-scale workshop with the ability to fabricate almost everything, including products generally perceived as limited to mass production.
fabbo
fabulous, excellent
faberoo
fabulous, excellent
faberry
The ship of characters Quinn Fabray and Rachel Berry from the television series Glee.
fabtastic
Fabulous and fantastic.
fabulicious
Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
fabulize
To make fabulous, improve.
fac brat
A child of a faculty member at a high school, university, or college.
face
One's facial expression.
face artist
Someone who performs oral sex.
face card
An attractive face. Sometimes defined as never declining or receding. Often also used in the context of "purchasing" or receiving a benefit solely through beauty, in the sense that the face is the credit card used for "payment".
face diaper
A surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
face like a fiddle
A long face; a melancholy expression.
face like a smacked arse
The face of someone who looks depressed.
face off
Alternative form of face-off.
face out
To carry off by bold looks; to see something unpleasant through with courage and spirit.
face piece
The unattractive face of a person.
face pubes
The facial hair of a man, especially if uneven or unkempt.
face up
To confront an unpleasant situation
face up to
To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.
face with bags under eyes emoji
Used to express exasperation.
face-melter
Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
faceberg
The social media website Facebook.
facebook official
Publicly acknowledged, as evidenced by a relationship status on Facebook or a similar website.
facebook slut
A person who is addicted to the social-networking website Facebook.
facepalmy
Synonym of embarrassing.
facer
A blow in the face, as in boxing.
faceroll
To play a game with an overpowered character or in some other way that makes it very easy to win.
Facey B
Facebook (social networking website).
facial
(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.
fack off
Synonym of fuck off.
factfem
A radical feminist who uses persuasion and education in their approach.
factor out
To isolate a common factor from an expression.
factor through
Said of a morphism: to be equal to a composition of two morphisms, one of which is the given morphism (that is being said to be "factored through").
facts don't care about your feelings
Facts exist as they do independently of emotional biases.
facts speak louder than words
Facts are stronger than rhetoric; facts are more convincing than eloquent theories.
facturd
A particularly dubious, distasteful, or irrelevant factoid.
fade away
A painting technique in which young women's clothes fade into the background.
fade in
To fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.
fadeaway
The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
faded
High on drugs; stoned.
faff around
Synonym of faff about.
FAFIA
The state of exiting or becoming inactive in fandom due to other obligations.
fafiate
A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community due to other obligations.
fafiation
The act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.
fag
An effeminate or unusual homosexual man.
fag cash
Money or gifts provided by a homosexual male paypig or finsub.
fag hag
A woman who enjoys the company of gay men.
fag mag
A magazine which focuses on gay issues and interests.