WHO said the first curse word on TV?

The seven dirty words are seven English-language curse words that American comedian George Carlin first listed in his 1972 "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue.
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What TV show had the first swear word?

First scripted curse word - "Chicago Hope"

While people have been "accidentally" cursing on live television for a while, the first scripted curse word on network television happened in 1999. Mark Harmon uttered the phrase "s**t happens" on an episode of Chicago Hope.
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WHO said the first F-word on TV?

1965: First use of the f– word on TV is on 13 November 1965 by literary agent Kenneth Tynan (UK) during a satirical discussion show entitled BBC3.
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What was the first curse word in a movie?

Based on the clip, it is generally believed that the first utterance of a curse word in a major motion picture came in 1929, with the use of the word "damn." "Son of a bitch" followed one year later, and "fuck" was said for the first time on film in 1933.
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Can the F-word be said on TV?

When It Comes To Language, Broadcasters Increasingly Don't Give A Fuck. Syfy and USA now allow the f-word without muting, to the delight of show creators.
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Kay Medford swearing (late 1950s Xmas/blooper tape)



Who said the most f words in movies?

Martin Scorsese is to blame for this.

Hill took the top spot with 376 curse words, Leo got second with 361 and Jackson fell to third place for his performance in Quentin Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown'. In that film, he cursed a total of 301 times and remained at the top until 'The Wolf of Wall Street' premiered in 2013.
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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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When did FX start allowing the F word?

It's that simple.” It's also not new, at least for FX. One of the first times the word was used on the network was in a 2014 episode of Louie.
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Who started swearing?

We don't know how the earliest speakers of English swore, because it wasn't written down. Before the 15th century – which is when swearing first appeared in writing – most writing was done by monks, and they were too good, and their work too important, for them to write down swear words.
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Was the F word used in Roman times?

To insult someone, then, a Roman would not use futuo (the Latin f-word) – he would more likely say “Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo,” as the poet Catullus does to critics who have accused him of effeminacy.
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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 G word?

g-word (plural g-words) (euphemistic) The word gay. (euphemistic) The word goddamn.
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What actor has cussed the most?

The star recently discovered that Jonah Hill holds the record for most curse words said by an actor on film, and he was very surprised about it.
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What actor has cursed the most?

The news was revealed to him during an appearance at The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. When host Jimmy Fallon told Jackson that Hill is first on the list, The Banker star replied: “That's some bulls***.” Hill has used a total of 376 curse words in film history, followed by Leonardo DiCaprio who has cursed 361 times.
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What actor has said the most cuss words?

According to the study, Hill says a curse word in “The Wolf of Wall Street” 22.9 times every 1,000 words. The survey listed Jackson's “Jackie Brown” character Ordell as the actor's most swearing character, but he says a curse word 6.9 times every 1,000 words in comparison to Hill.
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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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Who swears more males or females?

Women use the F-word more than men, according to a survey that looked at the swearing habits of both genders over the past two decades. The study, which assessed a total of 376 people, analysed recordings of up to three hours of their daily conversations – half of which have been transcribed so far.
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What TV show has the most curse words?

On average, the most profanities per episode can be found in US crime drama series, The Wire, with an average of 102 swears per episode. The Sopranos, following the exploits of warring mafia families, is high on both lists alongside slum comedy Shameless and Orange is the new Black.
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What does BTFU mean in text?

Acronym. Definition. BTFU. Back the Fudge Up (polite form)
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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 L word swear?

implies that the word being referred to is difficult to say, either because it's obscene or crude or because it's frightening in some way. For example, it's not easy to tell someone you love that person, so love is sometimes referred to as "the l-word." It's a sort of mild joke.
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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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Is Prat a rude word?

According to Oxford Dictionaries, we started using “prat” to mean idiot in 1960, but before that, it was a 16th century word for buttocks. So when you call someone a prat, you're also calling them an arse. This is another delightful description of someone who's painfully stupid.
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Who was the first person to cuss?

The year 1310 would be a couple of centuries before a monk reportedly scrawled the word on a manuscript by Cicero, which has commonly been considered the first appearance of the F-word in English writings.
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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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