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1. www.dictionary.com › e › origin-of-the-f-wordWhat's The Origin Of The F-word? - Dictionary.com

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   Sep 26, 2018 · It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning ‘to strike or penetrate’, which had the slang meaning to copulate. Eric Partridge, a famous etymologist, said that the German word was related to the Latin words for pugilist, puncture, and prick.

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     F-word definition: a euphemism for the word fuck. See...

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     Prick definition: a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the...

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › the f-wordThe f-word Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of THE F-WORD is —used as a way to refer to the offensive word 'fuck' without saying it or writing it. How to use the f-word in a sentence.

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4. www.todayifoundout.com › index › 2020Where Did the F-Word Come From? - Today I Found Out

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   Feb 23, 2020 · There is only one known pre-twentieth-century [English] word with an acronymic origin and it was in vogue for only a short time in 1886. The word is “colinderies” or “colinda”, an acronym for the Colonial and Indian Exposition held in London in that year.

5. bigthink.com › the-past › history-of-the-f-wordA very short history of the F-word - Big Think

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   Dec 6, 2023 · Though the F-word was first in print around 1500, etymologists aren’t sure of its origins. For the next 500 years, it was censored in print and polite society, yet remained widespread in common...

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   Jul 12, 1999 · The acronymic explanation of the origin of "fuck" takes one of two paths: Fornication Under Consent of the King or For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

7. medium.com › grazzz › the-f-word-tracing-the-originsThe F-Word: Tracing the Origins and Evolution of “Fuck”

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   Nov 1, 2023 · In this post, I’ll dive into the surprisingly complex etymology and changing meaning of what has to be one of English’s most infamous swear words — “fuck.”. Buckle up, it’s gonna be a ...

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   What does F-word mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! Can you solve 4 words at once? Pick the best words! The meaning of THE F-WORD is —used as a way to refer to the offensive word 'fuck' without saying it or writing it.

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   When did the word F become legal?

   • In 1960, Grove Press (in the US) won a court case permitting it to print the word legally for the first time in centuries—in D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover (written in 1928). WATCH: What Are Synonyms For The F Word?

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   Where did the F-Word come from?

   • The F-word was recorded in a dictionary in 1598 (John Florio’s A Worlde of Wordes, London: Arnold Hatfield for Edw. Blount). It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning ‘to strike or penetrate’, which had the slang meaning to copulate.

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   Is the F-Word a noun or adjective?

   • In its various incarnations, the F-word can be a noun, verb, adjective, and even an infix. The Swiss Army Knife of the English language, this word has been adding spice to our conversations for centuries, even if our forbears were loathe to write it down. So where did it come from?

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   Where did the word 'fuck' come from?

   • It's almost guaranteed, therefore, any word from before the time of automobiles did not spring to life from a series of initials becoming so common that folks began pronouncing it as its own word. The acronymic explanation of the origin of "fuck" takes one of two paths: Fornication Under Consent of the King or For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

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   When did the word F-ck come out?

   • F-ck is believed to have first showed up in written form some time in the 1400s, and it was disguised in a cypher, although it was in use well before then. The F-word was recorded in a dictionary in 1598 (John Florio’s A Worlde of Wordes, London: Arnold Hatfield for Edw. Blount).

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9. www.straightdope.com › 21342161 › what-s-the-originWhat’s the origin of the “F” word? - The Straight Dope

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   Aug 31, 1984 · All are rubbish. The best guess is that “fuck” comes from the Middle English fucken, to strike, move quickly, penetrate, from the German ficken, meaning approximately the same thing. A related word may be the Middle Dutch fokken, to strike, copulate with. We get a clue here as to the level of delicacy and tenderness that has characterized ...