Is fregar referring to a vulgar meaning when people say "friega total"?

Question

I got a response from a friend, and I have never known what fregar is, but this is the response I got:

pues ya termine 3 clases!! ya nadamas me queda la que estoy tomando ahorita, y acabo a mediados de agosto.. friega total! jaja

When using friega, is she just saying its totally consuming her time, or is it not a proper word (bad/vulgar language)?

Answer 1

"Friega total", in México, is more of a concept than a phrase to be translated. It would be like: I have been totally in the soup and still have a long way to go, and in the process I will be totally used up.

It is not at all vulgar, just colloquial.

Answer 2

These are the tame translations but yes I according to atleast one source I found (see comments below) - some consider it to be vulgar but I guess the native speakers will be able to shed more light on it.

fregado - ruined; destroyed;

fregar - to cause harm to someone;

I agree with Kevin. More slang than really bad. - Gekkosan, Jul 25, 2010

I was just going by the rating listed here: http://www.learn-spanish.com.mx/spanish-phrases/slang/ - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 26, 2010

Answer 3

friega total = complete drag. I'd say more slang than vulgar.

Answer 4

Yes I´d say it is rather slang.

I´d translate it as something "very heavy, completely difficult, definitively not easy", or something like that.