an exclamation in praise of the actions of another, or as an expression of surprise and disdain, akin to "What the hell?"
also, the first letter of the "
Ghetto Alphabet," which everyone learns in inner-city kindergartens. In
urban settings profanity is used so profusely and gratuitously that
children are taught the alphabet by repeating: "Fuckin' A, fuckin' B, fuckin' C..."
It may have been a joke in a comedian's act, circa 1983. An Eddie
Murphy routine?