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| The origin of the word is obscure. It is usually considered to be first attested to around 1475.The usually accepted first known occurrence is in code in a poem in a mixture of Latin and English.Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk. |
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| The word is likely derived from Old English, having the nouns scite,schītte,schyt,skit-. |
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| Derives from the Germanic root *arsaz, which originated from the Proto-Indo-European root *ors. |
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| The word enters Middle English usage from Old French in the early 14th century. The secular meaning survives in English "to condemn" |
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| From Old French pissier "urinate" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *pissiare |
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| The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane. Scholar Germaine Greer has said that "it is one of the few remaining words in the English language with a genuine power to shock." |
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| Comes from the 1150 word bicche, which was developed from the Old English word bicce. It also may have been derived from the Old Norse word bikkja |
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| Name one culture that doesn't have native swear words. |
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| Japanese, Malayans, most Polynesians and most American Indians |
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| How many seriously objectionable words will earn a motion picture a R rating? |
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| Name one of the two modern English swear words that an Anglo-Saxon peasant from the 10th century would understand. |
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| How old is the term pussy? |
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| What is the most versatile swear word? |
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| Fuck, In modern usage, fuck and its derivatives (such as fucker and fucking) can be used in the position of a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb. |
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| When did the usage of Fuck reach it's peak? |
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| World War 2, snafu: "situation normal-all fucked up" |
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| What is the oldest curse word? |
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| Shit, 5th-7th centuries AD |
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| What is the term bollix derived from? |
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| It is a direct adaptation of bollocks, meaning "testicles." |
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| What is the term poppycock derived from? |
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| An adaptation of a Dutch word meaning "soft dung." |
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| Bugger, an innocent word in America is not at all welcome in Britain because it means what? |
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| A Bugger in Britain is a sodomite. |
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