Yes, "fricking" or "freaking" are basically milder substitutes for the "F-word". They are thus LESS offensive than that word. But this does not make them inoffensive. Listeners will generally assume that you were considering using the more vulgar word but substituted this milder alternative.
“By the mid-20th century it's become a minced oath, so it's not considered offensive anymore, really,” says Bergen. Depending where you live, though, you might never hear “friggin'” from anyone except the Real Housewives.
"Friggin'" is an angry word. From here, it's a really slippery slope to the f-bomb, so please be careful. Think of your family.
/ˈfrɪk.ɪŋ/ used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger: That is fricking delicious. I don't need to know where you are or what you're doing every frickin minute! Fewer examples.
F-word euphemisms
Frig, frack, frick, fork, and fug, d'fuq, fux, and WTF (or whiskey tango foxtrot) are all popular substitutions, especially for the spoken f-word.
An exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust, etc. In this phrase, "the heck" is used as an intensifier.
IS IT A WAY OF LETTING OUT FRUSTRATION? A lot of times when we use the dirty words against others, it might be an indication of our frustration level. Abusing or cursing is a unique way to express our anger, desperation or even defeat. This may be still a taboo and certainly considered as a breach of social etiquette.
The f-word can be a very hurtful, offensive, mean, and/or vulgar word. However, in adults' conversations and certain situations, it can serve as a comic relief, a colorful method of expressing frustration, surprise, astonishment and friendly-exclamation amongst many other things.
(euphemistic) The word gay. (euphemistic) The word goddamn.
T-word, a euphemism for tranny, a pejorative term for transgender individuals.
(euphemistic) The word damn.
Some sent in variations on "dadgum": dad-gum, dadgummit, dadgummit. The idea here, I guess, is to swear using "dad" instead of "God." Poor Dad takes some heat. Two people sent in "I swan" and "all schwan." I think these were forms of "I swear." The American Heritage Dictionary had more information on these.
Cursing countries which swear the most - and the least
The French have 7.59% - or seven in every 100 people - using curse words online per year. A close second was Poland, with 7.31%. Further down the rankings are Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
In Sweden, bad words mostly have a religious origin and in the past it was common to amplify them with numbers, such as 'sjutton' (17), 'attans' (an old word for 18), and 'tusan' (meaning 1,000).
Because obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment, it is prohibited on cable, satellite and broadcast TV and radio. However, the same rules for indecency and profanity do not apply to cable, satellite TV and satellite radio because they are subscription services.
Talking with children about swearing
It's enough just to say, 'That's not a nice word', or 'We don't use that word'. Preschoolers don't always understand the meaning of swear words, but they can understand that swear words can hurt or offend others. So you could say, 'We don't use words that upset people'.
It's a less pejorative word than hell, but it's meant to be a euphemism. Technically, we say heck so we don't say hell inappropriately, but the two words still mean the same thing. Some parents are super strict and don't let their kids say it, but most parents would caution their kids to say heck in place of hell.
Gosh, darn it, and heck are euphemisms – mild, round-about words used in place of stronger, plainer ones.
“What a freaking beauty” means that thing/person is really really beautiful!