The silly putty of the English language, our most malleable swear word can refer to sex, rage, confusion, excitement and a whole lot more.
You can have one or you can be one. But how did an unassuming nickname for "Richard" become one of our most popular swear words?
With medieval roots as a term for excrement, this filthy vulgarity evolved over time into something much more versatile - and sometimes even positive.
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Title: History of Swear Words (2021– )
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An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.
Started out fun, turned biased and ultra feminist really quick, then dragged on too long. Comes off as cheap and thrown together.