for fuck's sake
An expression of anger or frustration.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“For fuck's sake, stop making that noise.”
“I have been waiting in this line for an hour, for fuck's sake.”
“After the computer crashed for the third time that morning, he shouted, for fuck's sake, in total frustration.”
A dysphemistic construction, modelled after the expression for Christ's sake. The term involves the personification of the word fuck, though it lacks the ecclesiastical history of its predecessor.
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for heaven's sake
Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.
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for mercy's sake
An especially mild oath.
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for Pete's sake
Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance
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for pity's sake
for Pete's sake; An especially mild oath
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fuck's sake
Ellipsis of for fuck's sake.
Last updated August 10, 2026