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samclem Moderator
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.
Fuckin A, it’s fun to read threads that were started back before the Internet was invented. Quaint times, them.
I always used Fuckin’ A as a thing to say when pissed off. “Fuckin A! My car won’t start.”
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::
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 
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?
“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.
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.
My husband still laughs at me for the time I called him a “fucking wiener.”
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.”
…as in A-1 and A-OK.