English
effable
Effable comes from English eff ‘fuck’.
- English1500–presenteff‘fuck’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005effable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presenteff‘fuck’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005effable
Earliest quotation: 2005, Kourtney Kang, Return of the Shirt: “Ted: It's… I… I… I can't explain it. Natalie:…”
A compound of eff ‘fuck’ + -able
Every English word from English eff
Today it means
adj Fuckable; sexually attractive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English eff / effable