Frak

"Frak" is an potent profanity in the language of the Twelve Colonies. It is a bowdlerized version of the real-life expletive "fuck".

• The term can describe sexual relations.

Example: "You know what? I don't care who or what he fraks. He saved my ass down there, all right?" (Flight of the Phoenix)

• The term, as a perjorative, can be used to curse someone you vilify or find disgusting.

Example: "Frakkin' rats" (Bastille Day)

Example: "Frak you" (Resurrection Ship, Part II)

• The term can be used in several variations and compound words.

Example: "Talk to me, you motherfrakker!" (Valley of Darkness) - however, Cally's humorously incredulous reaction to the use of this particular term suggests it might be uncommon.

• The term also is used as an adjective to describe an action or object that is subjectively considered outrageous, extreme, or ill-advised.

Example: "Does anybody else think that this plan is frakking nuts?" (Fragged)

• The term can be used as a means of conveying shock or surprise.

Example: "Oh, frak me! Radiological Alarm!" (33)

• The term can also be used to express agreement.

Example: "Frakkin' Eh" (Resistance)

"Frak" is derived from the Original Series expletive, "frack" which was used in character dialogue far less than its counterpart in the Re-imagined Series. Another original series expletive was "federcarb" which has not as yet been used in the re-imagined series.

Note

This profanity's real-world derivation can be found in this article on Wikipedia. "Frak" and "Frack" are obviously used in dialogue to comply with FCC and other broadcast decency standards.

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Galactica 1980 definition: a term meaning "rats" or "shit" (see: frack); it is only used by Starbuck ^{(1980: "The Return of Starbuck")}

Original Series definition: expletive, similar to "shit" (see: frack)