fuckoff

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Meaning · English

A lazy, incompetent, or contemptible person.

Register: derogatory, slang, vulgar

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Journalism […] is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and misfits – a false doorway to the backside of life, a filthy piss-ridden little hole nailed off by the building inspector […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fuckoff” mean?

A lazy, incompetent, or contemptible person.

Is “fuckoff” formal or informal?

fuckoff is generally derogatory, slang, vulgar.