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title: effing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «effing» in the school dictionary: a softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# effing

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**Who acts:** effing car, Chat, neighbour, He, It · **What happens:** use, add, not start, eff, turn, shout · **To what, where:** rude f word, anger, freezing, effing music, referee, effing joke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«effing» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [effing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/effing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: slang, euphemism, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:m1:1
# text = a softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force.
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
3	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	in	in	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	f	f	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | the rude f word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | anger or force |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The effing car won't start!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x1:1
# text = The effing car won't start!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	effing	effing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **start** | future | the effing car |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chat: «It's effing freezing.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x2:1
# text = Chat: «It's effing freezing.»
1	Chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	effing	eff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Chat | freezing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Turn that effing music down!» shouted the neighbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x3:1
# text = «Turn that effing music down!» shouted the neighbour.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
4	effing	effing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | that effing music |  |  |  | down *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent music=Theme |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the neighbour |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was effing and blinding at the referee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x4:1
# text = He was effing and blinding at the referee.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	effing	eff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	blinding	blind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** | past · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blind** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the referee |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not an effing chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x5:1
# text = Not an effing chance.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	effing	eff	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's an effing joke, this bus service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:effing:x6:1
# text = It's an effing joke, this bus service.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	effing	eff	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a effing joke and this bus service |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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