The Polish language uses all types of swearing mentioned. Research has shown that "Polish people hear profanity more often in a public space than in a private space". 65% of surveyed adults said they have sworn due to emotions and only 21% claimed they never swore.
1. F*ck. The word f-u-c-k is one of the most widely recognized swear words in the English language. The literal f-word is a shortened version of: 'FornicationUnder the Consent of the King.'
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. Jackson came in third with 301 curses used throughout his career.
It's been suggested people can't swear in Japanese or Finnish, but the rumours are wrong in both cases - the only languages in which one cannot swear are 'artificial' ones such as Esperanto.
The F word use is considered obscene in social contexts, but may be common in informal and domestic situations. Use it appropriately while using in sentences. The F word can be ambiguous and can easily be mistaken to be offense to a person. Use it cautiously in sentences.
h-word (plural h-words) (euphemistic) The word hell/Hell.
(euphemistic) The word gay. (euphemistic) The word goddamn.
Croatia comes out on top, with over one hundred different explicit words and 5 million native speakers. Norway comes in at second place with 94 swear words for 5.6 million speakers, while their neighbours Sweden are also turning the air blue with their range of 120 explicit words.
Dunbar is famed in Scottish and ecclesiastical history for issuing the longest curse, a 1000-word diatribe against the Borders reivers who he excommunicated saying this: “I curse their head and all the hairs of their head.
Other studies show that while women use milder swearing more, men tend to use strong swear words more often than women (Bailey and Timm, 1976, McEnery, 2005). However, men usually prefer to swear in male groups and use less swear words when they are around females (Bayard and Krishnayya, 2001, Coates, 1986).
The study found those who came up with the most F, A and S words also produced the most swear words. That's a sign of intelligence “to the degree that language is correlated with intelligence,” said Jay, who authored the study. “People that are good at language are good at generating a swearing vocabulary.”
Younger generations are more likely to use swear words, with Gen Z swearing an average of 24 times per day compared to Baby Boomers swearing 10 times per day. Men (22 swears per day) also swear more than women (18 swears per day).
Perhaps another reason the c-word is so taboo is that it simply isn't used as often, at least in public. Unlike the f-word, for example, which now seems ubiquitous despite its vulgarity, it still has shock value, it still provokes gasps and indicates deep disdain.
The F-word in the dictionary
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. Eric Partridge, a famous etymologist, said that the German word was related to the Latin words for pugilist, puncture, and prick.
Swearing: Swearing is more common in Australia than in many other cultures. Television programmes are less censored and mainstream society is largely desensitised to words that foreigners may find vulgar. It is normal to hear an Australian swear at some point during a conversation.
In Sweden, bad words mostly have a religious origin and in the past it was common to amplify them with numbers, such as 'sjutton' (17), 'attans' (an old word for 18), and 'tusan' (meaning 1,000).
Some sent in variations on "dadgum": dad-gum, dadgummit, dadgummit. The idea here, I guess, is to swear using "dad" instead of "God." Poor Dad takes some heat. Two people sent in "I swan" and "all schwan." I think these were forms of "I swear." The American Heritage Dictionary had more information on these.
T-word, a euphemism for tranny, a pejorative term for transgender individuals.
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.
The J word is a racial slur that was used extensively in the past for people of Japanese heritage. It is the first three letters of the word Japan. The C-word is used for Chinese people and often for anyone of Asian descent.
In my middle class American culture, “pissed” is a mild-to-moderate crude language word, especially in regards to urinary processes or a degree of upset-ness. Technically it's not a “cuss” or curse word as it does not imply requesting of the wrath of a deity upon something or someone.