EFF
Online rights defenders
EFF is a euphemistic spelling of fuck, allowing the word to appear in contexts where the explicit form would be censored or inappropriate: What the eff is going on?
The verb to eff substitutes similarly: eff off, effing around.
As an adjective, effing softens fucking: That effing car won't start.
The euphemism is transparent—everyone knows what's meant—but maintains plausible deniability.
Online privacy legal protections
- free speechProtected verbal liberty
- internet freedomUnrestricted online access rights
- activismDirect effort for reform
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
civil liberties · cybersecurity · surveillance · encryption · tech policy · legal defense · net neutrality · ACLU
Mild substitute for bluntness
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
substitute · mild oath · curse word · polite form · f-word · family-friendly · bowdlerized · sanitized
Sound-imitating word formation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- sighAudible emotional breath
dismissal · annoyance · utterance · interjection · exclamation · breath · puff · huff
digital rights
Online privacy legal protections
- free speechProtected verbal liberty
- internet freedomUnrestricted online access rights
- activismDirect effort for reform
nonprofit · civil liberties · cybersecurity · surveillance · encryption · tech policy · legal defense · net neutrality · ACLU · digital privacy
euphemism
Mild substitute for bluntness
censorship · substitute · mild oath · curse word · polite form · f-word · family-friendly · bowdlerized · sanitized · softened
onomatopoeia
Sound-imitating word formation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- exhaleExpel breath outward
sigh · dismissal · annoyance · utterance · interjection · exclamation · breath · puff · huff · vocalization
EFFNSA
Federal cryptologic intelligence agency
FBI · surveillance state · Five Eyes · CIA · DHS
EFFNSA
Federal cryptologic intelligence agency
FBI · FCC · DOJ · government agency · Homeland Security