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Is this a CF or are we missing something

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Willow11 Mon 03-Mar-25 22:16:29

My auntie 83 (late mum's sister) DH died 3 weeks ago.
Funeral was last Friday 28th.
Today one of uncles friends 87 asked her for a date.
As in his words 'life is to short to be on our own '
And it was definitely a date dinner and maybe a dance.

wibblywobblywobblebottom Tue 04-Mar-25 16:34:20

Candy Floss.

Babs03 Tue 04-Mar-25 17:16:05

Don’t care what CF means, but please don’t mix this poster up with Wyllow2.

Outcast52 Tue 04-Mar-25 17:20:58

Nanny27

outcast52
Well I thought I ess doing quite well keeping up with the various definitions of CF and MN etc but now you've completely floored me with a part if the female anatomy that begins with c and ends with y.
Is it me?

Hi Nanny27

Take the four-letter C-word and put a y on the end to change it into an adjective. If you don't know what the four-letter C word is, private message me!!!

OldFrill Tue 04-Mar-25 17:29:10

Outcast52

OldFrill

Outcast52

Outcast52

Madmeg

It's a term that describes a man who does what men do to a woman -using vulgar words beginning with C and F.

No it isn't!
"Cheeky f****r is a term applied to anyone male, female or otherwise, who does or says something which is generally regarded as too forward or with a sense of entitlement.. One can be called a CF for parking across someone's driveway, for example., or inviting someone to dinner then asking them to pay their share. Nothing to do with sex, necessarily.

To clarify further, we more genteel Gransnetters would be more likely to say "Cheeky B****r.

The C is often not "cheeky' but a vulgar word for a part of the female anatomy with y on the end.
😉

Well I don't pretend to be an authority on the matter but since the point of the label (CF) is to suggest to someone that what they had done or said was rather impertinent or asking for something beyond what would be deemed acceptable or appropriate, the vulgar substitute you mention just wouldn't work - it wouldn't carry the same connotations as "cheeky beggar", "cheeky blighter" etc. When people talk about "The C word" of course they are referring to that hideous word for female anatomy but this is a completely different context.

BTW (By the way!) I've never seen or heard CF used in the way you report above.

Educate yourself! Plenty are saying exactly the same as me. It's common usage.

charley68 Tue 04-Mar-25 19:35:31

I would have said a 'friend with benefits' as opposed to CF, and I did not recognise that meaning given by the OP of those two
letters, and it really seems rather crude.

If pressed, I would say the two letters would mean a 'charity f..k', which is what the uncle might have been looking for? Or perhaps her aunt? I also think some chemical help may be a necessity for such an event!

BlueBelle Tue 04-Mar-25 19:49:03

Oh just someone wanting to shock the unshockable
I can’t be arsed with it all
I ll leave your Aunt to her amorous friend

petra Tue 04-Mar-25 20:13:53

Outcast52
As a genteel gransnetter you must surely be aware that
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
DH Laurence
Samuel Beckett all used that word.

win Tue 04-Mar-25 20:43:17

Why does everyone speak in riddles, if there are words you would not use, then don't use them in any form, look at the confusion this has all caused and half of us are none the wiser.
If the OP uses words like that why not spell them out, Why say it is used on Mumsnet, who cares what they do one Mumsnet, this is Gransnet, if we wanted to read what Mumsnet do we would join.

rafichagran Tue 04-Mar-25 20:56:45

I am on mumsnet as well as gransnet, CF is very common usage, its not meant to be shockable, its quite common.
I really don't care original poster used it and I don't know east all the fuss is about. Some if you wind yourselves up.
Let it go, those who did not know what it meant know now.

rafichagran Tue 04-Mar-25 20:57:29

What not east

flappergirl Tue 04-Mar-25 21:39:27

It stands for "cheeky f""ker" and means more or less the same as taking liberties.

rafichagran Tue 04-Mar-25 21:44:19

flappergirl

It stands for "cheeky f""ker" and means more or less the same as taking liberties.

Exactly.

LOUISA1523 Tue 04-Mar-25 22:02:37

A cheeky fucker .....abbreviated to CF .....is just someone who is a chancer or is taking the mick.....its a very common saying where I live....nothing to do with sex ...and nothing to get your knickers in a twist about

Junoesque Tue 04-Mar-25 22:10:55

Do tell auntie to be cautious. The very same thing happened to my aunt and the very next question from this aged lothario was
‘ Did James (not uncles real name) leave you well provided for ‘
Her reply was
‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out !!’ Bless her.

Madmeg Wed 05-Mar-25 01:08:53

Maybe I've been reading too much on GN!

BlueBelle Wed 05-Mar-25 06:15:48

I don’t have any problem with the words Cheeky Fxxxer and would use it myself in full in chatting with someone the only reason I don’t write it in full here is because my post would be removed
What I do have a problem with is initials themselves which unless they are very common like OK or BBC are used either to seem in the ‘incrowd’, or maybe laziness
This thread title was provoking in my opinion hoping to draw people in to say as I did ‘what’s that then’ needing it a be explained to the ‘poor old dear’’
Why not put Cheeky eff or cheeky f or even cheeky xxxxxx in the title instead of CF
Marydoll I too thought of Cystic Fybrosis’

Others might not see it like that, and that’s fine too we re all different

Romola Wed 05-Mar-25 10:49:58

My DM was widowed at 48. She told me, "You'd be surprised at how some of my friends' husbands are ringing up and propositioning me."
She was furious at the way those men seemed to think that they would be doing her a favour.

Witzend Wed 05-Mar-25 11:01:32

rafichagran

I am on mumsnet as well as gransnet, CF is very common usage, its not meant to be shockable, its quite common.
I really don't care original poster used it and I don't know east all the fuss is about. Some if you wind yourselves up.
Let it go, those who did not know what it meant know now.

All this, absolutely.
Quite a few GNers also use MN, which is often a lot more entertaining.
I do sometimes find myself sighing at the levels of prudery on GN. From some GNers, anyway - I’m not tarring everyone with the same brush.

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 05-Mar-25 11:12:14

LOUISA1523

A cheeky fucker .....abbreviated to CF .....is just someone who is a chancer or is taking the mick.....its a very common saying where I live....nothing to do with sex ...and nothing to get your knickers in a twist about

Correct

Nanny27 Wed 05-Mar-25 14:13:18

Hi Outcast 52
Yes I am of course (unfortunately) familiar with the 4 letter C word but have never heard it used with a Y on the end.
Live and learn!

MARPG Wed 05-Mar-25 14:39:44

If he was I would be first in the queue. ALLIRA. FROM MARPG

SherrieB Wed 05-Mar-25 14:44:01

He's right, life is too short, but his timing could have been better.
That said, if your aunt wasn't offended/upset, then no harm done.
Bit cheeky, yes, but if you don't ask, you don't get.

Oreo Wed 05-Mar-25 14:51:37

petra

Madmeg

It's a term that describes a man who does what men do to a woman -using vulgar words beginning with C and F.

Absolute tosh. It means sly or brazen. The f+-%#@g word in this context doesn’t mean the same as what you’re thinking.
Put the smelling salts away.

😂

Oreo Wed 05-Mar-25 14:52:32

LOUISA1523

A cheeky fucker .....abbreviated to CF .....is just someone who is a chancer or is taking the mick.....its a very common saying where I live....nothing to do with sex ...and nothing to get your knickers in a twist about

This

Oreo Wed 05-Mar-25 14:57:32

Men do seem attracted to a widow, either, in my view for a free bonk or to get themselves looked after, house cleaned, clothes washed and meals cooked.In the case mentioned by the OP, he sure is a CF.