Preface: Despite the fact that this question includes vulgar language, it is not intended to be offensive, unprofessional, or humorous, but rather is a serious question.
In the statement, "F**king A", what does the "A" stand for? Most minds quickly jump to "ass", which is also a swear word and is one of the few common ones that begin with "A", but it does not seem to fit very well grammatically. The statement is generally used as a generalized exclamation, to no one subject in particular, where as "ass" is generally used as a noun to refer to an individual; a person would not generally use this word to describe a broad situation or a general state-of-things.
Are there other possibilities for the meaning of this letter? Is there an origin of the statement?
Best Answer
The Free Dictionary suggests that
which indicates that the letter A can stand for agree, assent, approve, acquiesce, absolutely, or anything that expresses approval.
And Wiktionary suggests that
which means the letter A can also stand for awesome, amazing, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, appreciate, etc.
If the expression "F**king A" is used as a noun to describe a person,
the letter A is probably an abbreviation of the term a**hole (instead of ass) as it is more commonly used with the adjective f**king.
And if the expression "F**king A" is used as an exclamation to express anger or surprise,
it can refer to "f**king a**hole" as mentioned above,
or it can simply mean that the person is too lazy to finish his sentence.
F**king A is also a play written by American playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
So when a person mentions F**king A, he/she may be talking about this play.