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We are frelled.
Frell is a fictional sci-fi swear word and minced oath (a polite substitute for a profane expression) from the television series Farscape.
Meaning and Function
• Definition: It acts as a sci-fi equivalent to a combination of "fuck" and "hell".
• Parts of Speech: It functions flexibly as a noun, verb, adjective, or interjection:
• Interjection / Noun: "What the frell?" or "Oh, frell!"
• Verb / Participle: "We're frelled" (meaning "we're screwed/fucked")
• Adjective: "Close your frelling mouth"
Origin
• Television Show: It was coined for the writer's room of Farscape to bypass network television censorship rules, similar to the word "frak" on Battlestar Galactica.
• Popularization: Actress Claudia Black (who played Aeryn Sun) is frequently credited with popularizing its frequent use in character dialogue.
