The F-Word is the Best Word
It’s just so versatile.
I have been an avid curser for over ten years now. Why, you ask? Well, I was simply raised in a household that cursed…like a lot. The cursing wasn’t always used in a negative way, as some might assume. Most of the time, it was used for emphasis.
I have read many articles that claim that people who drop the f-bomb more often are more intelligent. I’m not sure if I believe that, but I don’t plan to remove cursing from my vocabulary — ever.
I have been told by my mom that cursing is not lady-like, and have responded by removing myself from the status of a lady. I have come to the conclusion that if someone doesn’t like me because I curse, then I don’t like them.
There is such a vast variety of uses for the word fuck in modern English. I think it’s the most versatile word I could think of that native-English speakers can agree has the most meanings of any word.
Historical Roots of the Word
Curious to find the birthing of my favorite word ever, I did some research to find the fantastic individual(s) that created the word fuck. Surprisingly, the word didn’t even exist before the 15th century.
It’s possible that it came to fruition by the German or Dutch, and was most often used to describe…
