# F\*\*\*in A **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [October 7, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990 "2001-10-07T21:45:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/41 "2011-10-28T01:18:12Z")
Moved from General Questions(where it was OK in 2001) to Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports. **samclem** Moderator ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/42 "2011-10-28T01:22:33Z")
In" Deerhunter’ the big guy said" Fuckin A" a lot. it was meaning more like “cool”. It was not used as an expletive. It was not insulting. Unless you are a Mormon. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/43 "2011-10-28T01:34:31Z")
Fuckin A, it’s fun to read threads that were started back before the Internet was invented. Quaint times, them. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/44 "2011-10-28T01:57:24Z")
I always used Fuckin’ A as a thing to say when pissed off. “Fuckin A! My car won’t start.” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/45 "2011-10-28T03:39:11Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > …you’re acting pretty immature for this forum if I may say so… This took me by surprise, so I looked up and checked… no, I’m still at the Dope… Then I cracked up. The facetiousness…hilarious…well played!::catches breath:: ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/46 "2011-10-28T03:41:46Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Well, we must live in alternate universes. I always hear it in the context of an insult. > > “What a fuckin’ A.” Hm this is literally the first time I have seen the expression used this way. On edit: oops I see this is a zombie thread. Never mind 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/47 "2011-10-28T10:32:54Z")
I always thought it was “Affirmative” after watching the Deer Hunter (military context). My friend used it in the sense of “Fucking Awesome” but doesn’t any more. Perhaps I’ll have to inform him that he should specifically use it in the “absolutely” sense rather than the “affirmative” sense now? ---
**Author:** ![RearEchelon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RearEchelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RearEchelon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/48 "2011-10-29T06:38:05Z")
“Fuckin’ A” meaning “Fuckin’ Asshole” just doesn’t make sense. You’re already saying ‘fuck,’ why would you then censor a much milder swear like ‘asshole?’ It would make more sense in this case to say “f’in asshole.” ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/49 "2011-10-29T12:08:14Z")
> [@RearEchelon](#): > > “Fuckin’ A” meaning “Fuckin’ Asshole” just doesn’t make sense. You’re already saying ‘fuck,’ why would you then censor a much milder swear like ‘asshole?’ It would make more sense in this case to say “f’in asshole.” I don’t know, but this reminded me of a Halloween when I was in undergrad and one of my friends confronted his (very large) suite-mate and said “Why’d you go and smash my pumpkin ya fuckin’ jerk?” The juxtaposition of those two words, fuckin’ and jerk, was pretty hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/50 "2011-10-30T05:29:10Z")
> [@RearEchelon](#): > > “Fuckin’ A” meaning “Fuckin’ Asshole” just doesn’t make sense. You’re already saying ‘fuck,’ why would you then censor a much milder swear like ‘asshole?’ It would make more sense in this case to say “f’in asshole.” But then, why censor any other word? I personally associate it with “fucking amazing,” with the insult being sarcastic. Now I’ll go check out the article and read the rest of the thread to see if I’m right. Well, it seems that no one knows. So I invite you to try replacing “Fuckin’ A” with “fucking amazing” and see how well it always fits. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/51 "2011-10-30T16:02:06Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > The juxtaposition of those two words, fuckin’ and jerk, was pretty hilarious. My husband still laughs at me for the time I called him a “fucking wiener.” ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/52 "2011-10-31T12:37:32Z")
I always sort of assumed it was like a letter grade given by a teacher: “Fuckin’ A” meant tops, wonderful, best. If there had been an opposite, it would have been “Fuckin’ F.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990/53 "2011-10-31T16:55:10Z")
…as in A-1 and A-OK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-in-a/85990.md?page=2)