fsck

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of file system check.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʌsk/, /f(ə)sk/, /f͡sk/, [f͡s̪k], [ɸ͡sk], [ɸ͡s̪k]

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌsk

Noun

fsck (plural fscks)

1. (computing) A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files or filesystem structures.

Verb

fsck (third-person singular simple present fscks, present participle fscking, simple past and past participle fscked)

1. (computing, transitive) To run fsck on; to perform a fsck on.

Derived terms

• unfsckable

Interjection

fsck

1. (computing, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar, euphemistic) Fuck.
   • 2002, David D. Huff Jr., “Re: Mandrake 8.2 Musings”, in alt.os.linux.mandrake‎ (Usenet):

     At some point in your Linux career you should ask yourself:
     "If there are 3.4 million successful, happy Mandrake users...what the fsck is wrong with me?"

   • 2002, Lev Lafayette, “Re: "We are all Africans under the Skin"”, in alt.politics.nationalism.white‎ (Usenet):

     What the fsck are you on?

   • 2003, Agelmar, Re: SSH problem, alt.roundtable,

     At least I know what the fsck is going on with Slack...

Usage notes

• As with other euphemisms, the word can be used with other parts of speech, as a cover-all euphemism replacing any fuck.

Anagrams

• f*cks, CFKs, fcks, KFCs