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- "You're crooked as a kriffing Hutt!"
"Off the field, 23! Or I'll have you suspended!" - ―Beck Ollet and a grav-ball referee
Kriff was a swear word used commonly used in the galaxy.
Use[]
Kriff[2] served as a widespread expletive throughout the galaxy.[3] Variants of the word included:
- The kriff, used for emphasis, e.g. "shut the kriff up."[4]
- Kriffed, meaning that something was broken or in a bad situation, e.g. "this place is royally kriffed, and we are getting kriffed right along with it."[5]
- Kriffer, referring to a contemptible person.[5]
- Kriffing or kriffin', used to emphasize a statement.[1]
- Kriff it[6][7] and kriff it all were used for showing anger.[8]
- Kriff off was a rude way of dismissing someone.[9]
- The kriff out of, used for emphasis, e.g. "maul of the kriff out of," meaning to maul someone severely.[10]
- Kriff this, expression of disdain and rejection of something.[11]
- Kriff up referred to mishandling a situation; to act foolishly.[12]
Phrases that used the word included:
- For kriff's sake, used to express frustration.[13]
- Holy kriff, used to express shock.[14]
- Kriffin' hells, an exclamation of great surprise.[15]
- Thank kriff, an expression of relief.[16]
- Whatever the kriff, a way of saying "whatever."[17]
- What the kriffing hells, used to show anger.[18]
- What/why the kriff, used to express disbelief.[19][7]
- Where the living kriff, used to express frustration while asking a question, such as "where the living kriff are my thrusters?"[20]
History[]
As former Jedi Master Keeve Trennis embarked on her journey to assume the role of Speaker of the Beacon, with Master Sskeer—her old mentor—serving as the Order's official liaison, Sskeer's gentle teasing drew a heartful laugh from her, and she playfully shot back, "Oh, shut the kriff up, dad."[4]
When Beck Ollet described a referee as being "crooked as a kriffing Hutt," he was ordered off the grav-ball field with the threat of suspension otherwise.[1]
While Boba Fett was retrieving a bounty on an Imperial facility on the astronomical object Sterna IV, the unfortunate human, caught up in blaster bolts as Fett dragged him along, called Fett "kriffin' crazy."[21]
As she made her getaway from a casino on Chandrakant, Doctor Aphra exclaimed "kriff!" when she had no choice but to leap through a closed window, shattering the pane.[22]
Behind the scenes[]
The term "kriffing" first appeared in the Legends novel Vision of the Future, written by Timothy Zahn.[23] Fellow Star Wars author Abel G. Peña believes that Zahn created the word by reversing the "f" and the "k" from the term "fricking," which is a mincing of "fuck."[24]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
Karabast! 7 Galactic Slang Terms for Everyday Use on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
