Idiom idiom
fuck's sake
Vulgar
Meaning
Ellipsis of for fuck's sake.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“For fuck's sake, stop making that noise.”
“I have been waiting for an hour, and for fuck's sake, the bus is still not here.”
“He stared at the broken engine, muttered for fuck's sake under his breath, and finally accepted that the trip was ruined.”
Anchors to
- 01
for fuck's sake
An expression of anger or frustration.
- 02
for heaven's sake
Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.
- 03
for mercy's sake
An especially mild oath.
- 04
for Pete's sake
Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance
- 05
for pity's sake
for Pete's sake; An especially mild oath
Last updated August 10, 2026