Where does feckless come from?

Scots
In Scots—our source of feckless—feck means “majority” or “effect.” The term is ultimately an alteration of the Middle English effect. So something without feck is without effect, or ineffective. In the past, feckful (meaning “efficient, effective,” “sturdy,” or “powerful”) made an occasional appearance.

How do you use feckless in a sentence?

Feckless in a Sentence ?

  1. Larry was such a feckless manager that the company was forced to declare bankruptcy.
  2. Because so many feckless parents are raising children these days, we shouldn’t be surprised at the number of irresponsible teenagers.

What does Feckful mean?

efficient, effective
Definition of feckful 1 chiefly Scottish : efficient, effective. 2 chiefly Scottish. a : sturdy, trusty. b : powerful, vigorous.

Why do the Irish say feck?

Feck as a verb once meant “keep a look out”, maybe from Irish feic. And then there is the Irish slang feck “steal, take”, which the Chambers Dictionary of Slang says may originate in Old English feccan “to fetch, gain, take”, or German fegen “to plunder”.

What does feck mean in slang?

It notably lacks the sexual connotations that “fuck” has, but can otherwise be used to replace “fuck” in any other way—this includes terms such as “fecking”, “fecked”, “feck off”, etc. It is also used as Irish slang meaning “throw” (e.g. “he fecked the remote control across the table at me”.)

What is the synonym of feckless?

In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for feckless, like: careless, ineffective, thoughtless, inept, feeble, irresponsible, worthless, self-absorbed, aimless, weak and unreliable.

Is feck a swear word?

The most popular and widespread modern use of the term is as a slang expletive in Irish English, employed as a less serious alternative to the expletive “fuck” to express disbelief, surprise, pain, anger, or contempt.

What is Fleckless?

Definition of fleckless : free from flecks especially : flawless.