frell

See also: Frell

English

Etymology

Coined by the TV show Farscape.

Verb

frell (third-person singular simple present frells, present participle frelling, simple past and past participle frelled)

1. A minced oath for fuck.
   • 2002, TV Zone, no. 157 82/1:

     If networks want to frell with the fans, then so be it.

   • 2002 August 13, "How to "whack" interactive web site, that has great content", in alt.html, Usenet, quoted in Jeff Prucher, Brave new words (→ISBN), page 68:

     On the other hand, oh, frell it... there is no other hand.

   • 2003 February 27, "It's official...", in aus.tv.buffy, Usenet, quoted in Jeff Prucher, Brave new words (→ISBN), page 68:

     Frell me! Is there anything Braga and Berman won't frell over for a few smegging dollars?!?!?!?

   • 2004 October 17, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, spoken by Rygel XVI (Jonathan Hardy (voice)):

     I want this miracle of life the frell out of me!

   • 2021, Stephen Kozeniewski, Every Kingdom Divided:

     “Frell it,” Fig said. “Sergeant Kilroy—” “I didn't think you would come, Mags,” Graves said with a Cheshire-cat grin, “but I'm touched that you did.”