So says the advert on page 61 of March's FSM.
Clearly 'frigging' in the USA does not have the same meaning as it does in the UK.
In the UK 'frigging' means to mastrubate as epitomised in the Sex Pistols song 'Frigging in the rigging there was f**k all else to do..."
I guess in the USA it means to 'muck about'?
Well, sort of, because in the USA, "f**k" (as you put it), also means "to muck about", and "frig" is the FCC-acceptable form of f**k.
KL
the sex pistols cover is supposed to be a sea chantey from the 19th century. haven't checked copywright, though.
17th ditty?
It is also used to mean to 'muck about' in the UK as well. I have never heard 'frig' used on UK TV. However, it seems quite acceptable in the UK to use f**k after 9pm.
My interpretation of the term was that it related to the female gender's attempts at self-satisfaction. I've always used 'frickin'' for a euphemism for F'n.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
FWIW I dunno, I would bet that some editor at FSM is going to hear about this one!
Bill Shuey
Gents,
Possibly, it comes from the Norse goddess of love, fertility and war, Freya, also spelled Freyja. Or so I've read in dictionaries devoted to etymology. Have a look here -
and here is another possible origin-
RobG
That's another variant of the spelling that I've seen - there's lots of them! The ones I posted seem to be the most common.
RobG
"Futz" or " Futz'n about" is also a acceptable subsitution for 'f**k' when in tight quarters with a bunch of politically correct a** holes. Mike IPMS
>Ron - thanks for the Norse pantheon info! I'm not an expert on pagan gods - just interested in words. That second link in my post will probably shed more light on the subject. Just shows how myths and legends get all confused - like me :-)
RobG
Unfortunately if youre an aussie "root" is the colloquial equal of the verb "to f*ck" which seems to nearly equal the British "frig" so . . .
I can only assume a Norse root called Frigga is a pretty good one at that!
I wish you folk would quit rooting around with this subject...it's turning into a friggin' mess...
buncha yakoffs.
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