why are cuss words cuss words?

Question

what the question said, I was just curious?

Answer 1

It's the way we've been conditioned psychologically. Our brains have been conditioned to recognize sound, language and acknowledge culture. Tuck sounds the same as f*ck, but because you recognize by customs that the latter is a bad word you know not to use it in polite company

If you were in a Japan and heard a cuss word in their language it probably wouldn't phase you because you haven't been conditioned psychologically by custom and language.

Answer 2

At least some of them were once perfectly respectable words.
The F word was an ordinary verb in Anglo Saxon, meaning to have sex, and the C word was an ordinary noun, meaning that part of a woman's body.
Words move up and down the scale of social acceptability.

Others, (such as 'jeez' for Jesus, 'blimey' for God blind me, 'bloody' for by our lady ) are versions of blasphemous language, which is more acceptable in modern society than it was 50 years ago.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

Satanist made up the "F-Word" and it developed to be a naughty word.

Answer 4

their probably mean offensivr things. Or just disgusting things.

Answer 5

Cause of what you "think" when you hear them!