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OAITW r.2.0

(32,194 posts) Thu May 5, 2022, 10:23 PM May 2022

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increased over the past 20 years? Bet Earl could tell us the data.

For the record, my language has coarsened. especially when discussing Republicanism*.

*A anti-social disease or disorder manifesting itself as Donald Trump.

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DU Community: Do you think the word "fuck" on DU posts/subject line [View all] OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 OP

Sorry you caught me first time I think Tree Lady May 2022 #1

I don't think it has increased. Not from what I've noticed over the last 20 years. Solly Mack May 2022 #2

Ah, you caught me, my dear Solly Mack! That WAS a while ago. CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #30

We were in shock. Solly Mack May 2022 #31

Indeed. My good friend WCGreen observed all of this. He knew me well, and was not shocked at all. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #32

I don't know about DU but in society as a whole the use of the word has gone up in a straight line. former9thward May 2022 #3

Ain't no prude, but daym, you nailed it! MyOwnPeace May 2022 #11

It's just a fucking word. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #13

It actually is used as a proxy for violence, it seems to me. summer_in_TX May 2022 #35

That could realy happen.......Fuck your shit up kinda of means something..... OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #57

This nt XanaDUer2 May 2022 #14

I have ordered a big True Dough May 2022 #4

I'm sure it has, as it has everywhere. elleng May 2022 #5

Fuckin' A 867-5309. May 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m May 2022 #7

Yes. FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #8

fuck if I know Kali May 2022 #9

Too late to worry about it. Grasswire2 May 2022 #10

I don't think I used it much before 1/6 bottomofthehill May 2022 #12

What does the phrase "fuck you" really mean? OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #15

I always assumed it means "get raped". Nt Gaugamela May 2022 #18

It's become a generic insult. It doesn't really have a specific meaning. Crunchy Frog May 2022 #24

What does the phrase "Go fuck yourself" really mean? OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #16

I always assumed it means "go somewhere else to masturbate". Nt. Gaugamela May 2022 #19

What does the phrase "fuck off" really mean? OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #17

Same as #16 above. Nt. Gaugamela May 2022 #20

. Crunchy Frog May 2022 #27

I did not know the deep Biblical usage of "fuck off" till I saw this. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #29

I love that scene! smirkymonkey May 2022 #54

Bores me to tears. tavernier May 2022 #21

I've had a friend that used "fuck" as a noun/verb/adjective and (once, I think) as an adverb. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #25

I think it may be less now than when I started. Crunchy Frog May 2022 #22

The Colonel tavernier May 2022 #23

Where's the fucker in charge of these fucking fucks? Blue Owl May 2022 #26

Makes total sense, though, no? OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #28

Like I asked my dad about 65 years ago, "Aren't you gonna say Gawd Damn, dad?" Hoyt May 2022 #33

Way, way back in the day. herding cats May 2022 #34

In fairness, the word "fuck" is kinda like the Swiss Army Knife of language..... OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #37

Very true. herding cats May 2022 #39

Way 😎 questionseverything May 2022 #38

I should have said way fucking back in the day. herding cats May 2022 #41

So entertaining reading all the comments..poor Archae.. asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #36

Well, your life pretty much fucking sucks. Sorry. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #40

Ah, thank you..may I have another???? asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #42

Sometimes, you just don't know who the fuck you are talking to. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #43

I meant that sincerely..HUMOR..through all the effin' shit..HUMOR asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #45

You, like me, have just barely figured out that you never stop learning and are amazed about OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #64

Likely matters where you are? Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #44

Reddish Central Maine. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #47

Explains everything. I can't WAIT to get out of here. Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #53

Very happy where I am. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #58

You too!!!! Seriously. I just know I don't want to be Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #59

Maine.....the way life is supposed to be. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #60

You can hang at my place OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #61

Dunno. But "fuck" may be heading toward "shit". Behind the Aegis May 2022 #46

"fuck" is becoming a word that is used in verbal communication OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #48

True. The overuse of the word has diminished its once shocking veneer. Behind the Aegis May 2022 #51

The, F dash dash dash word Bayard May 2022 #49

"OH FUUUUUUUDGE!" But I didn't say "fudge". Behind the Aegis May 2022 #50

The " F " word intelpug May 2022 #52

Well, after all, the Scots have the best insults anywhere. vanlassie May 2022 #56

When Orrin Hatch died: Threads entitled: "Fuck You Orrin Hatch" LeftInTX May 2022 #55

Yes malaise May 2022 #62

I first heard the word when I joined the army in 1961. marie999 May 2022 #63