1 Originally, "freaking" was considered a substitute to the more vulgar curse word starting with an 'F', so I would say it is not offensive but the offensiveness also relies heavily on the interpretation of the …

Dec 8, 2018 · I am not sure about the usage of freak out - it means wildly irrational behaviour? Can we say for example that when someone is not doing something like expected is freaking out? I will give …

Nov 8, 2018 · To my ears, "freaking" is slightly stronger than "flipping" - perhaps because "flipping" is typically just used for emphasis and has no literal interpretation whereas "freaking" sometimes is …

Feb 7, 2017 · "Freaking" is a less obscene version of the curse "fucking", which is used to add emphasis. The word refers to intercourse, but is frequently used as either an exclamation (e.g. …

Dec 13, 2014 · You scared the crap out of me! frickin’ or freaking (instead of fucking) : There's no freaking way I'm paying that much for this car. I won't look these all up, but NOAD does say: jeepers …

Feb 27, 2021 · Party A is playing computer games during work hours. Party B approaches and says: "Isn't it too soon to be playing?" The intended meaning being that since it is still during …

Note that what the hell (or the more common and even more offensive what the fuck) is a short form for something like... What the hell is going on? So just omit the "potentially offensive" bit in the middle. …

See this usage chart, showing that we much prefer Why isn't it working? over Why doesn't it work? (when contracted; uncontracted Why is not it working isn't remotely idiomatic).

Mar 23, 2020 · A body in rigor mortis is stiff, meaning rigid. So, we can call a corpse “a stiff”. A living person who is similarly rigid in posture, attitude or thought can also be called “a stiff”, which is a bit of …

Well, I think it’s a shit. I’m standing up and freaking out – totally freaking out – and shouting “This is a shit! This is an actual human shit!” It's a short excerpt from a book by a British writer. As far as I …