ficher

Meaning

1. to plug in; to drive something in by its point, as with a nail or a stake
2. to file, record, track (e.g. by police)
3. to not care
4. (colloquial) to do
5. (colloquial) to make fun of someone

Concepts

stick

cram

drive in

drive into

fix

kid

🧒

pin

plug

catch

put on file

Synonyms

enfoncer

piquer

mettre

flanquer

figer

foutre

planter

🌱

emmancher

accrocher

🪝

repérer

bourrer

clouer

fixer

fourrer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fi.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: ficher

Inherited from Old French: fichier

In summary

Inherited from Middle French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“fasten, fix”). The "give a damn" sense is a minced oath of foutre (“to fuck”).