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Fuck is an English word that, as a verb, literally means to engage in sexual intercourse. The word is generally considered extremely offensive.
It is unclear whether the word has always been considered vulgar, and if not, when it first started to be considered vulgar. Some evidence indicates that in some English-speaking locales it was considered acceptable as late as the 17th century meaning "to strike" or "to penetrate."<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1]</SUP>. Other evidence indicates that it may have become vulgar as early as the 16th century in England, although neither set of evidence is inherently contradictory to the other, since many words have multiple connotations. The word became increasingly offensive over time because of its usage to describe (often in an extremely angry, hostile or belligerent manner) negative or unpleasant circumstances or people in an intentionally offensive way, such as in the term "motherfucker", one of its more common usages.
Fuck is used not only as a verb (transitive and intransitive), but also as a noun, interjection, and, occasionally, as an expletive infix. The etymology of the word is uncertain (see below).
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- <LI class=toclevel-1>1 Etymology
- <LI class=toclevel-2>1.1 Flen flyys and freris <LI class=toclevel-2>1.2 John le ****** <LI class=toclevel-2>1.3 Anglo-Saxon <LI class=toclevel-2>1.4 Older etymology
- 1.5 False etymologies
- <LI class=toclevel-2>2.1 Early usage <LI class=toclevel-2>2.2 Rise of Modern Usage <LI class=toclevel-2>2.3 Use in politics <LI class=toclevel-2>2.4 Use in marketing <LI class=toclevel-2>2.5 Freedom of expression
- 2.6 Popular usage
- <LI class=toclevel-2>4.1 Afrikaans <LI class=toclevel-2>4.2 Chinese languages <LI class=toclevel-2>4.3 French <LI class=toclevel-2>4.4 German <LI class=toclevel-2>4.5 Norwegian
- 4.6 Swedish
- 8 External links
Fuck is an English word that, as a verb, literally means to engage in sexual intercourse. The word is generally considered extremely offensive.
It is unclear whether the word has always been considered vulgar, and if not, when it first started to be considered vulgar. Some evidence indicates that in some English-speaking locales it was considered acceptable as late as the 17th century meaning "to strike" or "to penetrate."<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1]</SUP>. Other evidence indicates that it may have become vulgar as early as the 16th century in England, although neither set of evidence is inherently contradictory to the other, since many words have multiple connotations. The word became increasingly offensive over time because of its usage to describe (often in an extremely angry, hostile or belligerent manner) negative or unpleasant circumstances or people in an intentionally offensive way, such as in the term "motherfucker", one of its more common usages.
Fuck is used not only as a verb (transitive and intransitive), but also as a noun, interjection, and, occasionally, as an expletive infix. The etymology of the word is uncertain (see below).
During the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago mayor Richard Daley became so enraged by a speech from Abraham A. Ribicoff that he shouted "Fuck you, you Jew motherfucker!" Daley would later claim that he was shouting "you fink, you" and calling Ribicoff a "faker."
Ahh, the good ole days.
:bunnies: :bigfinger :finger: :condon: :Countdown :flies:
Ahh, the good ole days.
:bunnies: :bigfinger :finger: :condon: :Countdown :flies:
