# what the fuck

Pronunciation: US say "wut thuh FUK" /ˌwʌt ðə ˈfʌk/; UK/AUS say "wot thuh FUK" /ˌwɒt ðə ˈfʌk/

## Idiom

1. Used as an exclamation of astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief, standing for a longer question left unsaid.
   - Simple: Said on its own when you are very surprised or cannot believe something.
   - _She stared at the bill for a long moment, then muttered, 'What the fuck?'_
   - _What the fuck? They canceled the flight an hour after we checked in?_
3. Used to brush off any consequences, showing a careless attitude toward something one is about to do.
   - Simple: Said when you decide to do something and stop worrying about what might happen.
   - _After ten years at the bank, he shrugged, said 'what the fuck,' and booked a one-way ticket abroad._
   - _We were already late, so we figured what the fuck and stopped for tacos anyway._

## Idiom

2. A vulgar, intensified form of what, used to begin questions. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A very strong and rude way of saying what in a question.
   - _What the fuck happened to the money we set aside for rent?_
   - _He wanted to know what the fuck the manager meant by 'restructuring.'_

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