I thought that I heard one of the characters (a pilot whilst flying a ship?) remark…
Aw… I’m fracked!
So don’t watch it and go play in the corner until the next reality show/cop drama/family sitcom garbage comes out.
“Hand me the keys, you fuzzy sock-sucker!”
As long as we’re discussing the meaning of “to frig,” it should be pointed out that the word very likely derives from a ME word, fryggen, which meant “to wiggle.” There are appearances of “frig” going back at least to the 16th century, where it usually is a vulgar and offensive euphemism for copulation. This usage certainly predates the association of “frig” with female masturbation.
One source I found puts the word as being derived from “quiver,” from Old French friquer, “to rub.” This seems pretty dubious to me, especially since “quiver” is still around in modern English, but a linguist I am not.
I couldn’t easily find an online cite for these, but feel free to verify the word’s etymology in a decent, unabridged dictionary.
Certainly, frigging is hardly more innocent than fucking.
Except, as I just found out, a bend-y out bathroom mirror in the newest IKEA catalogue.
When she gets home, she’ll take away your robot dog!
“Frack” does sound dorky.
I highly recommend “frell” and “dren.” Now those are cool, and I use them in real life.
For your enjoyment…Favorite fictional swear word.
Dr Evil also uses that in the Austin Powers movies. In fact, I used to use it as a kid. It’s really done the rounds!
Yet it was widely used on prime time TV, even US shows, as an acceptable euphemism, regardless of ancient usage, so my point stands.
Perhaps I missed your point then, in which case I apologise. My point was that frig is a genuine word with a history in print from (surreptitiously consults OED) 1598 to the present, that someone who cares about such things might reasonably find offensive. Frack, on the other hand, is a totally made up word that merely sounds a bit rude, but which might plausibly be explained away as being entirely innocent should any of the afore-mentioned god-botherers start throwing their weight around.
Or it was, at any rate. The most recent episode of BSG (in the UK) had Apollo accusing Starbuck of “fracking” Baltar. To my mind that spoils the fun by being a little too on-the-nose about it.