Does anyone know that the f***word stands for Fornication Under Consent of the King for population control?

Question

Which English King made this decree and in which century?

Answer 1

That's not where the word actually comes from. People didn't use acronymns back in fudal England.

It actually comes from an Old English word that means "thrust".

Answer 2

The root of the "F" word is, in fact, Flemish. It was a word used to describe the rhythmic beating of a bird's wings, and obvious connotations were drawn later as the language evolved through mixing with Angle and Saxon languages.

Acronyms are a recent development in language and post date the first use of the "F" word by quite some time.

Answer 3

I heard it stood for For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Answer 4

It's a "backronym" or a made up story to explain a modern term.

There is no truth to it at all.

It's from the old Saxon word meaning "to strike"

Answer 5

Those are just myths, the first recorded use was in Jeffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tails, I believe. Or maybe it was just a random poem, but it was about friars in England. I think it was spelled fuccant, or the latin fvccant.

Answer 6

Nope, I'd never heard that one. But I did know that "posh" is actually an acronym for Port Outbound, Starboard Home.

Answer 7

My brother studied history for many years and your explination is not even close....it actually has to do with breeding. its kind of interesting though with all the different answers that have been recieved for this question :)

Answer 8

Hey, I heard it was "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge".

Answer 9

I heard it was For Your Carnal Knowledge

Answer 10

Here's the truth:
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/****.htm