fucking A

English

Alternative forms

• fuckin' A
• fuckin'-A
• fuck an A

Etymology

The first attestation in print is from 1947, in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel The Naked and the Dead, wherein Mailer wrote "’You’re fuggin ay,’ Gallegher snorted.”, but the origin of the term certainly predates said usage; it is probable that Mailer was familiar with an extant phrase. The origin is thought to be a clipped form of fucking affirmative, a US Army phrase from the early twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌ.kɪnˌeɪ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Interjection

fucking A

1. (US, slang, vulgar) An expression of triumph or joy, usually in response to unexpected good news.

   A: "We won!"

   B: "Fucking A!"

   • 1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings‎^[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 237:

     Here is an anecdote from the writer Patricia Highsmith: "Not so long ago I said to a friend of mine: 'If I saw a kitten and a little human baby sitting on the curb starving, I would feed the kitten first if nobody was looking.' My friend said: 'I would feed the kitten first if somebody was looking.'" I would too, Patricia.
     Some people seem shocked and say, "You care more about animals than you do about humans!" Fuckin'-A well told!