# fuck with

idiom · Vulgar

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/fuck-with
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To interact with in a careless or inappropriate way.

## Examples

- Don't fuck with my stuff while I am gone.
- You should not fuck with the electrical wiring if you do not know what you are doing.
- The security guard warned the teenagers that they should not fuck with the historical statues in the park.

## Origin

From *fuck* + *with*, attested in the 20th century. The term is recorded in some senses as a shortening of the phrasal verb *fuck around* + *with*.

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