When was the F word first used?

The F-word was recorded in a dictionary in 1598 (John Florio's A Worlde of Wordes, London: Arnold Hatfield for Edw. Blount). It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning 'to strike or penetrate', which had the slang meaning to copulate.
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Who was the first person to say the F-word?

The first documented explicit use of the word fuck appears in a poem by Scottish poet and one time friar, William Dunbar, who wrote around 1503 in his Ane Brash of Wowing, “Yit be his feiris he wald haue fukkit”; or in context and translated: He embraced tight, he kissed and groped, As with the feeling he was overcome.
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What is the oldest swear word?

Fart, as it turns out, is one of the oldest rude words we have in the language: Its first record pops up in roughly 1250, meaning that if you were to travel 800 years back in time just to let one rip, everyone would at least be able to agree upon what that should be called.
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Was the F-word used in medieval times?

Historians generally agree that "fuck" hit its stride in the 15th and 16th centuries as a familiar word for sexual intercourse, and from there it evolved into the vulgarity we know today.
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Was the F-word used in the 1700s?

One folk etymology claims that it derives from “for unlawful carnal knowledge,” but this has been debunked by etymologists. The word became rarer in print in the 18th century when it came to be regarded as vulgar. It was even banned from the Oxford English Dictionary.
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History of the F Word



What is G word?

g-word (plural g-words) (euphemistic) The word gay. (euphemistic) The word goddamn.
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Which is the D word?

The D-Word is an online community for professionals in the documentary film industry. Discussions include creative, business, technical, and social topics related to documentary filmmaking. The name "D-Word" is defined as "industry euphemism for documentary," as in: "We love your film but we don't know how to sell it.
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What is the T word?

T-word, a euphemism for tranny, a pejorative term for transgender individuals.
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What is Z word?

Zoo, Zap, Zip, Zigzag, Zebra, Zombie, Zone, Zoom, Zest, Ziplock, Zillion, etc are some of the words starting with Z.
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What are some $1 words?

A dollar word is one whose total value is exactly 100 when each of its letters is assigned a value according to its position in the alphabet: a=1, b=2, ..., z=26. Some examples of dollar words are: contented, cookout, mittens and shadowing.
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What are y words?

Some of the commonly used Y Words For Kids are yes, you, year, yummy, yacht, yolk, yelp, yahoo, young, yesterday, yell, yum, yardstick, yellow, yuck, Yemen, yard, yards, yawn, yeehaw, yoghurt, etc.
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Is Zab word in Scrabble?

Zab is not a Scrabble word. A list of words that start with zab for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words With Friends. Here's a list of words that begin with zab of all different lengths.
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Is flit a slur?

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.
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What does flit mean in slang?

The definition of a flit is a quick pass, or is slang for a male homosexual. An example of a flit is the flap of a butterfly's wings. noun. 1.
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Is anyways a correct word?

Anyways is a real word and has seen use meaning "in any manner or respect" for over 800 years.
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What does the J word mean?

jnoun. A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
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Why do little kids curse?

Young children often swear because they're exploring language. They might be testing a new word, perhaps to understand its meaning. Sometimes swearing happens accidentally when children are learning to say words. Children might also be trying to express a feeling like frustration.
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Did they cuss in the 1800s?

Coupled with the tantalizing but few Victorian examples of obscenities that have come down to us, it seems safe to say that by the 1860s, and perhaps even earlier, people in America and Britain were swearing much as they do today.
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When was the S word created?

The S-word entered the English language in early 1600s Massachusetts. Although its origins are in the Wampanoag language where it simply meant “woman,” its use in English was arguably racist from the start.
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Did they use the F word in the Old West?

To counter linguistic scholars, Milch wrote a book called “The New Language of the Old West.” In it he says the obscenity of the West was indeed, 'striking,' but the obscenity of mining camps was unbelievable.” To be sure, the f-word and all its inglorious variants were used in the Old West.
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Did they swear in the 1400s?

There are fashions in swearing, just like everything else. Up to the end of the 15th century in Europe, swearing by God's body parts, excrement or secretions was popular. This was replaced by passion and element oaths – swearing by God's suffering, wounds, or by air, earth, thunder and lightening up to about 1575.
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Which country swears the most?

Top 10 Countries That Swear The Most
  • Russians.
  • French.
  • UK, Australia, US.
  • Spain.
  • Italian.
  • German.
  • Poland.
  • Turks.
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