what the actual fuck

English

Etymology

Intensified variant of what the fuck.

Interjection

what the actual fuck

  1. Synonym of what the fuck.
    • 2017, Cara Delevingne, Mirror, Mirror: A Twisty Coming-of-Age Novel about Friendship and Betrayal from Cara Delevingne, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 273:
      'What the... fuck?' Aaron's shoulders drop, he shakes his head. 'What the actual fuck? You couldn't make it up!'
    • 2018, Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water: The Gripping Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick!, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 150:
      What the actual fuck, Erin? What the actual, stupid, fuck are you doing? Lying low is not a thing.
    • 2020, Clint Dyer, Death of England: Delroy, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 15:
      What the fuck? What the actual fuck, man.

Usage notes

  • The word actual has also intensified similar phrases, like with what the actual hell, what the actual heck, and what in the actual world.

Synonyms

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