I had to share this as thought it was really interesting, did you know the word F.U.C.K came from 'In acient England people could not have sex without consent of the King and when they wanted to have children they had to solicit permision from the monarchy who in turn would give them a plaque which read 'Fornication Under Consent of the King'! My fact for the day thought I would share!
2007-05-30 22:56:14 · 25 answers · asked by ???? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
That's really weird you mentioned that - someone literally told me that the other day. There's loads of other stuff like that too, I believe it was on TV recently and that's why it came up in conversation. Funny how meanings of words change isn't it?
2007-05-30 22:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's all an urban myth, the original source of the word is lost in the mists of time. Because it was a form of slang it wasn't classified in documentation. There are various theories as to where it started, from the policemans note book for instance as an abbreviation in relation to soliciting sex: For Use of Carnal Knowledge.
There is very little fact attached to any of these so it is really up to the individual to decide which definition they favour.
2007-05-31 21:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Urban myth I'm afraid;
The word f*ck did not originate as an acronym. It crept into the English language from Dutch or Low German around the 15th century (it's impossible to say precisely when because so little documentary evidence exists, probably due to the fact that the word was so taboo throughout its early history that people were afraid to write it down). The American Heritage Dictionary says its first known occurrence in English literature was in the satirical poem "Flen, Flyss" (c.1500), where it was not only disguised as a Latin word but encrypted - gxddbov - which has been deciphered as fuccant, pseudo-Latin for "they f*ck."
According to Sheidlower, the earliest claims in print of supposed acronymic origins for the F-word appeared during the 1960s. An underground newspaper called the East Village Other published this version in 1967:
It's not commonly known that the word "f*ck" originated as a medical diagnostic notation on the documests of soldiers in the British Imperial Army. When a soldier reported sick and was found to have V.D., the abbreviation F.*.C.K. was stamped on his documents. It was short for "Found Under Carnal Knowledge."
2007-05-30 23:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by chillipope 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
I'm just wondering how they got to ask him. How long did the queue go for goodness sake? After walking miles there and miles back, often taking weeks, they were probably too knackered for sex!
What if he were in a bad mood because his wife wouldn't allow him sex, and said 'None of you can have sex, go home' (after walking for weeks to ask him).
2007-06-03 05:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Thia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youv`e spent to long in jokes and riddles the facts in there aren`t true.
2007-05-31 21:30:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I read that somewhere the otherday on one of them passy round the office emails.
2007-05-31 00:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by faerie_rachie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that's true. The word came from Dutch or low german centuries ago, and not as an acronym, but as is.
2007-05-30 23:01:42 · answer #7 · answered by PH 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nothing new here as many words such as this and Ship High in Transit started out as abbreviations before becoming words.
2007-05-31 02:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very interesting, why do we consider it such an offensive word now !
2007-05-31 01:33:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha..maybe we should have that now..it would certainly stop all the scroungers pumping out more kids for benifits...
2007-05-30 23:05:26 · answer #10 · answered by Liz S 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋