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eff and blind
informal To utter many expletives. Primarily heard in UK. Hey, don't eff and blind at me—I had nothing to do with the printing delay! If Mom hears you effing and blinding like that, you're gonna be in so much trouble! Would you stop? I know you're frustrated, but don't eff and blind in public when there are kids around!
eff off
rude slang
1. Go away. ("Eff" in these headwords is the phonetic spelling of the letter F, representing the word "fuck.") Eff off, will you? I don't want to hear any more of your crap. A: "Tom wants to ask you some more questions about the project." B: "Tell him to eff off, would you? I'm busy." Would you eff off? You're just getting in the way here and slowing us all down.
2. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting. You'd be done with your homework by now if you didn't spend so much time effing off on that phone of yours. Quit effing off, guys, the boss is walking in now! Instead of working on my taxes, I effed off around the house for most of the afternoon. That was a waste.
eff up
1. verb, rude slang To make a mistake; to mess up. ("Eff" is a shortening of the vulgar word "fuck.") I think I effed up by putting the casserole in the oven too soon. You effed up, Dave. Just admit it, and we can all move on. Wait, the boss didn't know that you're pregnant? Oh, I really effed up here, didn't I?
2. verb, rude slang To cause someone to make a mistake; to screw someone up. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "eff" and "up." I was trying to build a house of cards when the sudden sound of a car alarm effed me up. Why would you walk in front of the TV while I'm in the middle of a boss fight? You totally effed me up, and now I have to work my way through the castle all over again! I lost my footing on the jump, that's what effed me up.
3. verb, rude slang To ruin or damage something; to mess up something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "eff" and "up." The pilots' strike really effed up our vacation plans! Boy, you really effed this engine up. When was the last time you got your oil changed? I effed up my knee in practice last night so I won't be able to play on Saturday.
4. verb, rude slang To cause someone significant injury by physically attacking them, as with punches and other blows. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "eff" and "up." The captain of the football team said he'd eff me up if he caught me talking to his girlfriend again. If that punk doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna have to go over there and eff him up! You know, the bullies who threaten to eff everyone up are usually the biggest cowards.
5. verb, rude slang To intoxicate someone to an extreme degree. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "eff" and "up." The painkillers the doctor prescribed really effed me up last night. They want to get effed up on weed and watch cheesy horror movies. The dentist gave me nitrous oxide before the anesthesia, and that sure effed me up. In about two seconds, I went from crying over getting an IV to giggling about it.
6. verb, rude slang To fail or malfunction. The printer effed up last night so I still haven't printed my report. A: "Whoa, did something explode in here?" B: "The blender effed up again. I have no idea why the lid keeps flying off like that." I bet the washer effed up because we've had so many people using it now that the kids are home.
7. noun, rude slang A person who is a complete failure or rarely does anything right. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. I admit that after college I was kind of an eff-up. I finally got my act together in my thirties, though. With rich parents like that, he can be an eff-up his whole life and just never change. No, I need this project done right—you can't assign it to that eff-up Bill!
8. noun, rude slang A mistake. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. One little eff up and they kick me out of school. It's just not fair! This is not just an eff-up, Brad—this could bankrupt the entire company! Hey, eff-ups like this just cannot happen when we're processing payroll for the whole staff.
effed
slang In a problematic or daunting situation; certain to fail or experience the worst possible outcome. A euphemistic substitution for the word "fucked" (using the spelled-out version of its first letter, "F"). Dude, we are so effed—Mom is on her way home from the airport, and the house is still a wreck from our party! I knew I was effed when I found out my enemy was on the recruiting committee. These idiots are so effed once I hand this security footage over to the police.
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