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Controversial oil-extraction method
Answer for the clue "Controversial oil-extraction method ", 8 letters:
fracking
Word definitions for fracking in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
along with frack (v.), by 2000 in engineering jargon, short for hydraulic fracturing and with a -k- to keep the -c- hard.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context slang euphemistic bowdlerization English) fucking. n. (context oil drilling English) hydraulic fracturing.
Usage examples of fracking.
No games, no fracking lies or manipulations, just absolute love, you son of a bitch!
What do you think fracking around with his mind is going to do to him?