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  2. chiefly British. = CLUSTERFUCK noun sense 2.

  1995 A. McNab Immediate Action 230: If we started losing contact, it would all go to a gang fuck. 2000 T. Carew Jihad! v. 121: I’d thought that Salim knew his stuff, but the move was a complete gang-fuck. We made the first ten kilometres in good time, but then they stopped to pray. We set off again half an hour later, but now we were going much slower and I could see that we certainly weren’t going to get there before 10 p.m. 2006 M. J. Pass & D. Pass Waiting for Red 18: It’s a gang-fuck. The house is far from town so the chances of shots being heard are next to nothing.

  gang-fuck verb

  to copulate with (someone) in a GANG-FUCK.

  1916 H. N. Cary Slang of Venery I 103: Gang Fucked—Said of a woman who, willingly or unwillingly, submits to the embraces of the individuals in a crowd of men in succession. 1938 “Justinian” Americana Sexualis 24: A gang of boys or young men escorts a girl or young woman to its rendezvous and proceeds to gang-fuck her. U.S. vulgarism, C. 20. 1940 Tale of a Twist 77: I guess I’ve been gang-fucked a few times. 1959 W. Burroughs Naked Lunch 125: I been gang fucked. 1971 H. S. Thompson Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas 114: These cops will go fifty bucks a head to beat her into submission and then gang fuck her. 1975 C.W. Smith Country Music 84: They’d just as soon gang-fuck you as look at you! 1984 W. D. Ehrhart Marking Time 66: What kind of person could gang-fuck some poor starving refugee in the middle of a war? 2007 A. H. Vachss Terminal 33: They were gonna throw gasoline in my cell and fire me up, put glass in my food, gang-fuck me until I was dead.

  genderfuck noun

  (an instance of) reversal of normal gender roles; (specifically) transvestism.

  1972 L. Humphreys Out of the Closets: Sociology of Homosexual Liberation 164: This technique (also known as “gender fuck”) is a form of extended guerilla theater. 1973 Rolling Stone (Aug. 30): The new “macho” transvestitism, called vulgarly “gender-fuck,” a curious satire of female impersonation—dresses, pumps, full make-up and beards—is represented by, among others, three men in WAC uniforms and big moustaches. 1979 Robert Christgau in Greil Marcus Stranded: Rock and Roll for a Desert Island 133: Ordinarily, their [sc. the New York Dolls’] gender-fuck was a lot subtler. 1985 Village Voice (N.Y.C.) (Sept. 10) 74: Part of Phranc’s appeal is the genderfuck of her sweet feminine voice coming from such a masculine frame. a1988 Maledicta IX (1987–88) 173: Real transvestites and transsexuals are…embarrassed…[by] the gender-fuck Cockettes and such (in dresses and beards). 1995 E. Weisbard Spin Alternative Record Guide 135: Gender-fuck goddess Annie Lennox and wacky rock professor Dave Stewart were a match made in video-pop heaven. 1995 in Village Voice (N.Y.C.) (Jan. 2, 1996) 6: The hot-off-the-press Gender Fuck issue of Porn Free—“the Porn ‘Zine Dedicated to Getting You Off for Nothin’.” 1996 N.Y. Press (Nov. 6) 36: “The boys wanna be girls and the girls wanna be boys.” He was right—the crowd was pure third-sexer genderfuck. 2003 Bitch (Fall) 63/2: Representations of queer parents show them to be extremely gender-determinate gay men or lesbian women, without a hint of genderfuck anywhere in the picture…as with the super-femmy lesbian moms in Friends. 2005 J. Gamson Fabulous Sylvester 139: Sexy genderfuck was one of her signatures: she…wore her hair short and sharp; often dressed in…men’s tailored suits with breasts revealed.

  GFO noun [general fuck-off]

  Military. a lazy individual. Jocular.

  1948 N.Y. Folklore Quarterly 20 [refers to WWII]. 1957 A. Myrer Big War 213 [refers to WWII]: Snap-to, you pitiful gutless GFO!

  GFU noun [general fuck-up]

  Military. an incompetent individual. Jocular.

  1942 Yank (Nov. 25) 21: G.I. Jones…was the GFU of Bat. B 66th CA (AA). 1944 in American Speech XX 148: G.F.U. General foul up; a soldier who does not do the work he is supposed to do. 1945 Saturday Review of Literature (Nov. 3) 7: He had better learn. Otherwise he will be known as a GFU… and that would be just TS. 1945 American Speech (Dec.) 262: G.F.U., “a soldier who never does anything correctly.” 1962 J. O. Killens Then We Heard the Thunder 208 [refers to WWII]: Sad sacks and GFUs and…goldbricks. 1991 L. Reinberg In the Field 93 [refers to Vietnam War]: G F U abbr. for General Fuck-Up, usually referring to specific persons. 2001 J. Iannuzzi Mafia Cookbook (ed. 2) 9: I was a GFU (General Flake-Up), so I was constantly on KP.

  goat fuck noun

  Especially Military. a fiasco; mess; CLUSTERFUCK. Also (euphemistically) goat dance, goat screw, goat rope.

  1965 H. S. Thompson Letter (Jan. 29) in Proud Highway (1997) 481: Kentucky was a Wolfean nightmare and New York was a goatdance. 1971 T. Mayer Weary Falcon 15: “What a goatfuck,” I said. 1981 F. Knebel Crossing in Berlin 89: We got a real goat fuck going here today, Mr. Simmons. 1990 E. Ruggero 38 North Yankee 80: There seemed to be some order creeping into Barrow’s “goat screw.” 1991 R. Marcinko & J. Weisman Rogue Warrior 199: It had been one humongous goatfuck. a 1991 W. Kross Splash One 34 [refers to Vietnam War]: What’s a guy like you doing in a goat rope like this? 1995 Guardian (London) (Sept. 2) 1: Britain now has what the Americans call “goat-fucks,” those swaying edifices of cameramen, snappers, sound recorders and hacks which lurch perilously round press conferences. 2004 G. Crile Charlie Wilson’s War 384: Even in the heyday of Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles, when the Cold War was one big fucking goatfuck, no one was publicly calling for more money for the CIA to use in Guatemala or Cuba or anywhere. 2005 S. Brockmann Hot Target 219: What I can’t figure out—and maybe you could help me with this—is the difference between a goatfuck and a clusterfuck.

  goat-fucking noun

  In phrase:

  been to three county fairs and a goat-fucking [or (euphemistically) goat-roping] Southern. seen many astounding sights. Jocular.

  1974 U.S. college student: I been to three county fairs and a goat-fuckin’ and I ain’t never seen the like of that. 1981 B. Bowman If I Tell You 98: “I’ve been to three county fairs, two goat-ropings and a “‘tater digging.” I know what’s going on; I’ve been around. 1984 K. Weaver Texas Crude 30: I’ve seen a goat-roping, a fat stock show and a duck fart under water, but if that don’t beat any damn thing I’ve ever seen, I’ll put in with you!! 1988 D. Dye Outrage 16: Colonel, you and me been to three county fairs and a goat-fuckin’ contest and I ain’t seen you hit by nothin’ heavier than shrapnel.

  goat-fucking adjective

  = MOTHERFUCKING.

  1960 H. S. Thompson Letter (Mar. 22) in Proud Highway (1997) 209: I would give at least one ball for one (or three) of your sandwiches right at this goat-fucking instant. 1989 S. Hunter Day before Midnight 404: Drown your sorrows in vodka as better men before you have, you goat-fucking son of a bitch. 2004 D. Sosnowski Vamped 302: He’s a dickless, ball-less, gutless, spineless, goat-fucking pederast from the bad part of hell. 2007 A. Franklin Mistress of the Art of Death 313: A jellybag, she called him, a snot-faced, arse-licking, goat-fucking, bum-bellied, farting, turd-breathed apology.

  green motherfucker noun

  Army & U.S. Marine Corps. the U.S. Army or U.S. Marine Corps.—usually used with this. Also variants. [Quotations refer to Vietnam War. The 1968 quotation is a euphemism.]

  1968 Stuart Typescript (unpaged): I’ll be out of this “green thing” in another year. 1973 W. Karlin et al. Free Fire Zone 137: Plan on getting out of this green amphibious motherfucker. 1976 C.R. Anderson Grunts 146: How did you ever get in this green mother anyway? 1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire 210: The Corps…I love this green motherfucker. 1982 R.A. Anderson Cooks & Bakers 116: They talked about how much they hated Vietnam and the Marine Corps—the “Crotch,” the “Green Motherfucker.” 1983 W. D. Ehrhart Vietnam to Perkasie 54: The Army buys…jeeps that work. But the Green Mother spend money for good equipment? 1985 D. Dye Run Between the Raindrops 144: Could have gotten out of this green motherfucker and been set, man. 1999 T. Jones Sonny Liston was a Friend of Mine 63: I’m in the Green Motherfucker already. I guess that makes me a citizen.

  GRF noun

  see under RATFUCK, noun, definition 2a.
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  guaranfuckingtee verb

  to guarantee absolutely. Compare -FUCKING-, infix.

  1948 W. Manone & P. Vandervoort Trumpet on the Wing 180: I guaran-(fussin’)-tee you, when we got the place fixed up it was real pretty. 1961 J. Jones Thin Red Line 42 [refers to WWII]: I guaran-fucking-tee you! 1974 P. Roth My Life as a Man 19: I guaranfuckintee you gentlemen, not one swingin’ dick will be leavin’ this fiddlefuckin’ area to so much as chew on a nanny goat’s tittie. 1976 W. Goldman Magic 102: I’ll guaranfuckingtee ya I’m an expert. 1986 J. C. Stinson & J. Carabatsos Heartbreak Ridge 14: I’ll guaranfuckintee you. 1988 New Yorker (Dec. 5) 61: They say they never do it, but I guaranfuckintee you someone fooled with the ball this year. 1993 J. Mowry Six out Seven i. x. 151: Cause there gonna be a popquiz, man. I guaran-fuckin-tee y’all that right now, this minute, there least one little sucka…bleedin his little ass off in the sun! 2000 G. V. Higgins At End of Day 29: If that’s where they’re comin’ from, Nova Scotia’s where the crew’s gonna end up—guaranfuckintee it. 2004 C. Rammelkamp Secretkeepers 76: They are not, I repeat not Mafia. I guaran-fuckin-tee you they are not Mafia. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 99: It’s not a probability. It’s not a fucking Miss-Cleo-says-the-future-is-cloudy-so-who-knows-what-will-happen. It’s for real. It is going to happen. It’s guaranfuckingteed.

  H

  ham and motherfuckers (or mothers)

  see under MOTHERFUCKER.

  handfuck noun

  an act of masturbation performed (esp. on another person) with the fingers or hands. Also hand frig.

  1879 Harlequin Prince Cherrytop 4: Hand frig, stand frig,/That’s the sport for him. 1979 D. Bryan Hard Hat Fucker 111: Beaten into submission by the sheer, vicious force of his hand fuck. He knew the young man could not take much of of [sic] this pounding. 1996 L. McK. Bienen in Ploughshares (Sept. 1): You want hand fuck…How much you give me? 2003 V. Redel Swoon 8: Standing in a dark corner of our home/leaning into your hand fuck/while in their room the children toss in sleep.

  handfuck verb

  to masturbate (another person or oneself) with the fingers or hands. Also (as in 1989 quotation) figurative.

  1975 W. B. Huie In the Hours of Night 189: The boy would put on a rubber and his girl would hand-fuck him while he clutched her with one arm, kissed her and finger-fucked her with his other hand. 1982 N. Friday Men in Love 361: He watched as I slowly hand fucked myself and shot my come at least five feet in the air. a1989 C. S. Crawford Four Deuces 48 [refers to Korean War]: To find the break they wrap their hands around the telephone line…and let it run between their fists. That’s what they call “hand-fucking” the line.… They were out hand-fuckin’ a line lookin’ for a break in it. 1992 A. McGahan Praise 44: I set to with three fingers and finally she came.… “Hand fucking is wonderful.” 2006 J. Ross in Bad Boys Southern Style 60: The top of her dress was down around her waist, and somehow her skirt had ended up there, as well, as he’d hand-fucked her.

  hate-fuck noun

  an esp. aggressive act of intercourse motivated by animosity towards one’s partner.

  1968 Paul Newman in Playboy (July) 69: There was the hate fuck, the prestige fuck—and the medicinal fuck, which is, “Feel better now, sweetie?” a1976 Jack Nicholson in A. W. Read An Obscenity Symbol After Four Decades 3: People that I don’t like are not sexually attractive to me at all. I remember in my early 20s I had a few hate-fucks and they were groovy. But not now. 1977 “Iceberg Slim” Long White Con 18: He was palpitating to despoil her, hurt her, violate her with a hate fuck. 1987 “Pussy Galore” Groovy Hate Fuck [rock album title]. 1995 R. Athey in Village Voice (N.Y.C.) (Feb. 14) 32: When he comes home fucked up, I’m sure to give him a good hate fuck. 1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 293: If you fuck me, it’ll be a hate fuck. This what you want? This what you mean by aggressive? 2003 N. Kelman Girls 118: You had been attracted to her all those years before but had never wanted to admit it could be anything more than a “hate fuck.”

  hate-fuck verb

  to engage in a HATE-FUCK with.

  1966 R. Gover Poorboy at the Party xvi. 195: Was into it enough now to be itching for a bitch I could hatefuck, not looking for a girl who was happy and full of joy. 1975 R. Rapoport Super-Doctors 87: “I know if you really try, you can stop hate fucking and learn to start really loving your wife.” The hate-fucker nods. 1999 R. Kean Pledge 208: “He’s in a tough spot—us on one side, his girlfriend on the other.” “ Shawn. That girl needs to be hate-fucked.” 2008 Californication (Showtime TV) (Oct. 26): “Something about that woman. I want to fuck her, but I kinda want to punch her in the face too, it’s weird.” “Ah, you want to hate-fuck her.”

  headfuck noun

  1. an act of fellatio. Also: a person who performs fellatio. Cf. MOUTH FUCK, SKULLFUCK.

  1974 “T. Andrews” Story of Harold 208: “Marcius give me a headfuck.” “A what?” “A headfuck. A blow job.” 1999 K. Cairns Surviving Paedophilia 30: Give us a head-fuck, girl. Give us your mouth. 2004 Gay Times (Feb.) 237/2: A truly great storyteller and a brilliant head-fuck.

  2. Chiefly British. a state of confusion.

  1983 R. Price Breaks 236: I got a panicky feeling that every second that passed in conversation was just increasing the headfuck. 1997 Dazed & Confused (June) 22/1: I wrote it while I was having a bit of a head-fuck. It’s about being in an oppressive, testing situation—be it mental or physical—and at that moment when you fly out of it and feel like you’re coming alive again. 2003 D. Adebayo Westside Storeys 154: When you finally exhale, the violent headfuck you were expecting fails to materialize. You feel a pleasant, manageable rush.

  3. something or someone that causes confusion or disorientation.

  1993 “Wildhearts” (song title): My baby is a headfuck. 1996 P. Attanasio Donnie Brasco (film script) (second Green rev. pages) 93: You sit in your little fucking house…and you complain on the phone to your little fucking friends and you dream up this latest hundred dollar headfuck. 2003 Word (May) 47/1: Jacob’s Ladder is great because it’s just a headfuck. 2004 Vice (Feb.) 36/2: Now we have films like Spike Jonze’s Adaptation, a multi-levelled, metatextural headfuck that you need to debate afterwards with your friends.

  4. imaginary sexual activity; MINDFUCK noun sense 1.

  1997 Good Vibrations Guide to Sex 99/1: We decided it was only unfaithful if we touched each other…so we…talked utter filth to each other while masturbating. A true “head-fuck” that lasted for about eight hours. 2007 A. Tyler G is for Games 68: I imagin[e] taking him into my mouth, feeling his cock stiffen further.… I’m lost in my headfuck when he returns.

  headfuck adjective

  Chiefly British. confusing; misleading.

  1992 i-D (July) 61/3: We’re trying to reflect the scene; the balearic, the techno and the late night post-club ambient headfuck music. 1999 S. Reynolds Generation Ecstasy 217: With its premium on headfuck weirdness and disorienting effects, darkcore opened up a vital space for experimentation. 2003 T. Neradin Last Train 40: Pete was now strapped firmly into his seat on the head-fuck roller-coaster and it was making its first ascent.

  headfuck verb

  1. to confuse, mislead, or the like, especially deliberately; MIND-FUCK.

  1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People 117: Other typical Ball stories include…“Fucking and Headfucking.” 1978 R. Price Ladies’ Man 211: I feel like you’re fucking with my head.… I feel head-fucked. 1985 R. Frede Nurses 287: I told you, Trina. Don’t pull that headfucking with me. 1994 I. Welsh Marriage in Acid House 278: It’s strong acid, real head-fucking gear, but when we get to Roxy’s we start drinking like there’s no tomorrow. 1999 L. Hird Born Free 97: Why do mentally ill people always try and bring you down to their level? I’m leaving if she’s going to head-fuck me like this. 2005 B. Paloff trans. Dorota Maslowska Snow White & Russian Red 111: I don’t know how head-fucked you have to be to ring the doorbell to a stranger’s house in such an assholey way.

  2. to engage in fellatio; SKULL-FUCK.

  1979 F. Picano Lure 97: Head f
ucking. Cocksucking. Words from gymnasium locker rooms. 1987 T. Boyle Post-Mortem Effects 225: Then having head-fucked her and ejaculated in her ears, hair, eyes, nostrils, mouth, they hopped in a car and drove away, leaving the woman behind. 1988 “Ultra Violet” Famous for 15 Minutes 165: You know about fist fucking and head fucking? 2007 P. Frost Deep Inside 216: I pumped his dick, squeezed his balls, and lost myself in the sensation of being head-fucked.

  headfucker noun

  1. a person who deliberately confuses or misleads people.

  1967 R. Drexler Line of Least Existence 23: You know something —you’re a real head fucker. 1972 R. Drexler To Smithereens 25: If you don’t stop being such a head-fucker I’m gonna walk in the other direction. 1985 R. Frede Nurses 314: You’re a real headfucker, aren’t you? 2003 Time Out (London) (Feb. 26) 192: While searching, people try, usually unsuccessfully, to protect themselves from wrong ’uns, of which there are many: commitmentphobics; headfuckers; manipulators; liars; and deeply damaged, addicted people who will never be able to put anyone but themselves first.

  2. a powerful hallucinogenic or psychotropic drug; (also) a strong alcoholic drink.

  1975 in R. Spears Slang & Jargon of Drugs & Drink 254: Headfucker [“a potent head drug”]. a1989 R. Spears NTC Slang Dictionary 176: This stuff is a real headfucker. Stay away from it. 2006 Urban Dictionary (Apr. 20) (online): Headfucker, A large bowl of mixed alcoholic drinks with a small amount of juice which fucks your head up and makes you do silly things and forget them.

 

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