An Entymology of the word Fuck

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Fuck! Is that offensive to you? Why is the word "*censored*" such a taboo word in the English language as opposed to its definition of "copulation"? It would seem to make sense that if a word is offensive it's meaning would be twice that. Strangely, sex is not an offensive word at all, and is used frequently in formal conversations and writings. Upon questioning, not one person could give a concrete answer on why the word offended them, they would simply say "oh, just because, and don't use that kind of language in front of you mother". "Just because", is not a valid answer and doesn't explain my question. So I started my quest to learn the meaning behind the meaning, and angering many librarians in the process.

The printed history of the word "*censored*" was first documented in a poem by Dunbar in 1503, and later documented in 1598 in a slang dictionary as a definition o

So why is the word *censored* so offensive? Perhaps, because it describes sex in a very un-holy manner or because it was made popular by the military and is considered a "sailor word". My own hunches tell me it's just like human nature to find something that offends them and go with it. Besides, could you imagine slipping and not having a curse word to exclaim the extreme pain?

In researching the etymology of the word, I discovered that it's origin is very shady. The closest word to the English "*censored*" is the German word "frikken" or the Norweigen word "fukken" all which mean to copulate. In Swedish "focka" means to strike or push, "fock" describes a penis, and "given the plethora of euphemisms equating intercourse or penetration with striking or hitting, there may be substantiations in the suggestion of a root word in Latin "pugnare"- to strike." But, as it is later stat

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Category: English

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