OT: The all-purpose word

7/6/2016 10:14:00 AM

"Fuck" is the all-purpose word of the English language. It or forms of it can be a verb, noun, adjective, adverb, expletive, and "flavoring particle".

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vincemichaels•8 yrs ago

Yeah, fucking A.

san_jose_guy•8 yrs ago

Yes, most languages have such words.

In David Stuart's books about Guyams Mexico in the 1970's, the word was Cabrone, which basically means 'cuckold'. When some people talk, like working girls, it is used in every sentence.

SJG

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Hugh_G_Rection•8 yrs ago

Dr. Phil will have a field day, but the Germans are all partial to Schiessen (shit) the way American English speakers treat Fuck. Thanks SJG for the Mexican treatment.

Shit Fuck Bastard now covers all bases in 3 languages....

MrDeuce•8 yrs ago

"Puta" is huge in Spanish, too.

Germans combine "Scheisse" with lots of other words to form earthy compounds, e.g.:

Scheisskopf = shithead

Scheissarbeit = shitty work

Scheissantwort = shitty answer

etc. etc. It does seem to play the role in German swearing that "fuck" does in English. BTW, "schiessen" means "to shoot", so I suppose if you were out on the gun range with a German and shot poorly, he might say "Scheissschiessen!", meaning "Shitty shooting!" :)

san_jose_guy•8 yrs ago

Also, Burro pronounced with a rolling 'r'. Never seen that written down though. Girl at hanky panky said I was a Burro, in an affectionate tone, and that I was looking for Puta. That was not really true though.

SJG