When did the word “fuck” first appear?
The earliest occurrence of this swear word comes from a poem written anonymously around 1475. This poem, written partly in English and partly in Latin and called “Fleas, flies and friars” and, it’s purpose is attacking the Carmelites friars of the town of Ely. Hidden in the poem is a code revealing the first written use of the word “fuck”. The line of the poem reads “Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk fvccant vvivys of heli” which, after a little decoding, means “They [the friars] are not in heaven, since they fuck the wives of Ely.”
One of the reasons that the word “fuck” is so hard to trace etymologically lies in the fact that it was used far more extensively in common speech than in written form – likely because it carried a strong taboo.
@LaNaehForaday@universeodon.com LOL. Even back then they were being called out...🤭
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I find all of this hilarious because at 67 years of age, I specifically remember that those of us in high school specifically, brought that word back because it pissed the fuck out of our parents that we used it.
We also were using cool at that time as well as boss, fab and groovy----however those were just throw aways. Our go to was fuck and to get in trouble for getting caught was the game.
Literally no adult ever said this word in public. Mind you this is back when women still ONLY wore dresses. Bobby socks and shiny shoes were popular as well as calling adults, Mr so and so or Mrs so and so and using phrases like Yes sir and no maam.
We loved the word fuck and as well that was about the time that actual fornication crossed the line to being something that you could do, if you didnt get caught.
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In all manners of the form and meaning of that word, is my favorite word.
To me, it means -Rebellion
@LaNaehForaday@universeodon.com In 7th grade in the 1980s, I got paddled at school because I said it. That wasn't what got me paddled, though. What got me paddled was telling the science teacher, who doubled as a preacher, that when he says, feck, gosh darn it, and crud, we hear it as fuck, goddamnit and shit so there was no difference in usage, just translation.
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