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2007-08-01 14:14:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Satan
2007-08-01 14:17:06 · answer #1 · answered by Wovelscotch 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
It's an Anglo-Saxon word. It has been around for centuries, and was used with less stigma way back; then barely used at all during the Victorian era until about the 1970s. Now it is used by many, and is offensive to many others. Unless you are describing the sexual act, it is basically used by low-class, ignorant folks who don't have a vocabulary large enough to express themselves without the constant use of "the F word".
2007-08-01 21:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Inesmon is the only one to give you the correct answer.
In the same line, the game of golf was initially created under the beautiful "Gents Only Ladies Forbidden"
Luckily, there are no chauvinists in this Forum.
2007-08-02 00:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ancient Romans. If you scroll down this website, you'll find a short article about the history of the word. (You'll have to look it up; I don't know if we're allowed to write out the f-word):
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Others say it's from the Middle Dutch, 'fokken,' to breed cattle, from the 1500s:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fuc1.htm
2007-08-01 21:27:45 · answer #4 · answered by Diana 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It meant in the past
Fornication Under Consent of the King" (F.U.C.K.).
In past times only the King consented having relations, so this notice was placed outside the door.
2007-08-01 21:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by inesmon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The etymology of the f word is akin to Dutch fokken to breed (cattle), Swedish dialect fokka to copulate. It is a very old word, with the Swedish dated at 1503. An interesting site is:http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_268b.html
2007-08-01 21:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It comes back from Latin and German, I think it might go back past that. Ficken is the German word for it. Futuo is the Latin form, and foutre is the French.
It could come from any of these words.
It's just a word, Remember ALL words are ARBITRARY, that is, they don't mean anything unless we give it meaning. A s s in german means ate, Kak in Russian means how. The F word is used I bet in more than one language meaning other things.
2007-08-01 21:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by Timothy 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Somebody who did not know beyond that letter
2007-08-02 21:22:07 · answer #8 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Puritans. It was shortened from "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge".
2007-08-01 21:18:28 · answer #9 · answered by MensaMan 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Your Mom
2007-08-01 21:18:49 · answer #10 · answered by Kira 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The first person to stub their toe
2007-08-01 21:35:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋