FUCK.

/fʌk/

Interjection - Modifier - Noun - Verb

Classification

Strong Profanity

Category

Sexual

Severity

Versatility

One of English's most versatile taboo words, functioning across sexual, emotional, grammatical, and emphatic contexts.

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Obscenitees   /   The Project

The study of language we're not supposed to use.

Obscenitees examines profanity as language, its origins, meanings, classifications, cultural force, and continued use.

The word are vulgar. The examination is not.

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Obscenity

Pronunciation

Word Class

Category

Classification

Severity

Versatility

ASS

/æs/

·

ASSHOLE

/ˈæsˌhoʊl/

·

BALLS

/bɔːlz/

·

BASTARD

/ˈbæs.tɚd/

BITCH

/bɪtʃ/

·

BULLSHIT

/ˈbʊlˌʃɪt/

· ·

COCK

/kɑːk/

CRAP

/kræp/

· ·

CUNT

/kʌnt/

DAMN

/dæm/

· · ·

How We Examine A Word

01

ORIGIN

Where did it come from?

02

MEANING

What does it communicate?

03

SEVERITY

How socially charged is it?

04

VERSATILITY

How many ways can it function?

Our Process

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