# fuck off

Pronunciation: US say "fuk AWF" /ˌfʌk ˈɔf/; UK say "fuk OF" /ˌfʌk ˈɒf/; AUS

## Interjection

1. Used, vulgarly, to tell someone to go away or get lost. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Used as a very rude way to tell someone to go away.
   - _When the reporter pushed a microphone at him, he just said, "Fuck off."_
   - _Fuck off, Kevin. I'm not lending you another cent._
4. Used to express disagreement or disbelief at what someone has just said. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Used as a very rude way to say you don't believe someone or don't agree.
   - _"I just got the job." "Fuck off! You're kidding me!"_
   - _Fuck off, there's no way that was a foul!_

## Phrasal verb

2. To go away or disappear, or, as a curse, to go to hell or screw oneself.
   - Simple: To go away or go to hell, said in a very rude and angry way.
   - _Why don't you just fuck off and let me finish my work?_
   - _As far as I'm concerned, the whole board can fuck off._
3. To leave suddenly or without warning.
   - Simple: To leave suddenly, when no one expects it.
   - _Halfway through the shift, the new guy just fucked off and never came back._
   - _Don't you dare fuck off to the bar before we've finished packing the van._
5. To fritter time away or fool around instead of doing anything useful.
   - Simple: To waste time and not do anything useful.
   - _Half the crew spent the morning fucking off in the break room._
   - _We can't afford to fuck off for another week when the deadline is Friday._
7. To annoy or irritate someone. *(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel angry or annoyed.
   - _What really fucks me off is drivers who never indicate._
   - _Being kept on hold for an hour had fucked him off completely._
10. To abandon something, giving it up altogether. *(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: To stop doing something and leave it behind.
   - _Honestly, I'd love to fuck it all off and move to the coast._
   - _We fucked the barbecue off when it started chucking it down and went to the pub instead._

## Adjective · fuck-off

Pronunciation: US say "FUK-awf" /ˈfʌkˌɔf/; UK say "FUK-of" /ˈfʌkˌɒf/

6. Massive, to the point of being intimidating or off-putting. *(slang, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: Very, very big, so big that it is a little scary.
   - _They've put up a fuck-off great tower block right next to the park._
   - _He's bought a fuck-off telly that takes up the whole wall._
9. Vicious and aggressive enough to intimidate people. *(slang, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: Mean, angry, and frightening to be near.
   - _The landlord's fuck-off manner kept the troublemakers well away from his pub._
   - _She shot him a fuck-off stare that ended the argument on the spot._

## Adverb · fuck-off

Pronunciation: US say "FUK-awf" /ˈfʌkˌɔf/; UK say "FUK-of" /ˈfʌkˌɒf/

8. Used to intensify the word or phrase that follows. *(slang, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: Used before a word to make it much stronger, like very.
   - _The band were fuck-off brilliant at the festival last night._
   - _She was fuck-off flying down that last hill on her bike._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fuck-off (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).