I think it's even older than 300 years. I'm sure I read somewhere that it came from a similar word in Norse, brought into Old English via Viking invasions of England. Might be wrong though
It might have taken on more meanings but I don't think it's any more widespread. It would probably still be considered inappropriate to say it in public and certainly at work. I think teenagers swear a lot to be "rebellious" but most grow out of it.
I disagree that it's not more widespread than it was before the 1960s, it's definitely gotten more widespread. And yes, it's taken more meanings. People never said motherfucker or "fuck you" in the 1950s, but the word would sometimes be used as sex then when saying things like "I fucked that woman" or "Do you want to fuck?", but it was only by certain classes of people. Yes, maybe the word might have existed for 300 or even 500 years, but there's a difference between a word existing and being commonplace.
The word fuck much more common today
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I think it's even older than 300 years. I'm sure I read somewhere that it came from a similar word in Norse, brought into Old English via Viking invasions of England. Might be wrong though
It might have taken on more meanings but I don't think it's any more widespread. It would probably still be considered inappropriate to say it in public and certainly at work. I think teenagers swear a lot to be "rebellious" but most grow out of it.
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I disagree that it's not more widespread than it was before the 1960s, it's definitely gotten more widespread. And yes, it's taken more meanings. People never said motherfucker or "fuck you" in the 1950s, but the word would sometimes be used as sex then when saying things like "I fucked that woman" or "Do you want to fuck?", but it was only by certain classes of people. Yes, maybe the word might have existed for 300 or even 500 years, but there's a difference between a word existing and being commonplace.
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Why are you disagreeing with yourself.
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I'm not. I'm getting my info from what I know.