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CURSE WORDS Word formation processes in English Hristina Mihajlovska
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Curse words also called bad language, strong language, coarse language, foul language, bad words, vulgar language, lewd language, swearing, cursing, cussing, or using expletives. This use is a subset of a language's lexicon that is generally considered to be strongly impolite, rude or offensive.
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FUCK etymology Middle English fucken of North Germanic origin related to dialectal Norwegian fukka (to copulate) Bohuslan Swedish fokka (earlier “to fuck, thrust, push”) nowadays focka (“to fire from work”) Swedish fock (“penis”) Middle Dutch fokken (“to breed”)
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VERB fuck (third-person singular simple present fucks, present participle fucking, simple past and past participle fucked ) e.g. I will fuck you tonight (to copulate, to have sexual intercourse) e.g. I’m afraid they are going to fuck you on this one(to be put in an extremely impossible situation) e.g. You’re going to fuck up the TV, I know it (to break or destroy) e.g. Don’t fuck with me (to treat a person badly) e.g. Stop fucking with the remote (to play with or tinker) e.g. Fuck you and fuck everything in particular (to express displeasure with something or someone)
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NOUN plural fucks e.g. She had a great fuck with him (an act of sexual intercourse) e.g. He was the best fuck in my life (sexual partner) e.g. Hey there, little fuck (a highly contemptible person) e.g. I don’t give a fuck what you think about my presentation (a thing of no value)
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Interjection and adverb e.g. Oh fuck! (express dismay or discontent) e.g. Fuck no! (intensifier for the words “yes” and “no”)
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And remember kids…
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THANK YOU and fuck off
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