FYI EtymologyUndetermined, but probably from Middle English *fucken, *fukken, of North Germanic origin, related to dialectal Norwegian fukka (“to copulate; fuck”), Swedish fokka (earlier "to fuck; thrust; push", nowadays focka (“to fire from work”)), Swedish fock (“penis”), and Middle Dutch (and Modern Dutch) fokken (“to breed”). It may go back to the Proto-Indo-European *pug-, *puǵ- ("to strike"; source of Latin pūgnus (“fist”) among many others), or to Proto-Indo-European *puḱn-, *pewḱ- ("to sting, stick, stab"; compare German ficken (“to fuck”)). The word may be attested in a 772 charter which mentions a place called Fuccerham, which possibly means “ham of the fucker” or “hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker”. The first verifiable use of the word in English writing appears in Flen flyys and freris, a medieval poem (1495–1505) containing the pseudo-Latin form fvccant; it was first listed in a dictionary in 1598.[1]
The Scots cognate, fuck, fuk, appears in 16th century sources,[2] the earliest being the 1503 poem “Brash of Wowing” by William Dunbar,[3] which includes the lines: “Yit be his feirris he wald haif fukkit: / Ye brek my hairt, my bony ane.”
Not being a fan of everyone’s favorite expletive myself, as a student of language, I cannot help but be impressed by its versatility.
Who would fail to understand the following sentence commonly heard in the shop, on the loading dock, at the range, in deer camp, on the waterfront, or any place where machines are used:
FYI
ReplyDeleteEtymologyUndetermined, but probably from Middle English *fucken, *fukken, of North Germanic origin, related to dialectal Norwegian fukka (“to copulate; fuck”), Swedish fokka (earlier "to fuck; thrust; push", nowadays focka (“to fire from work”)), Swedish fock (“penis”), and Middle Dutch (and Modern Dutch) fokken (“to breed”). It may go back to the Proto-Indo-European *pug-, *puǵ- ("to strike"; source of Latin pūgnus (“fist”) among many others), or to Proto-Indo-European *puḱn-, *pewḱ- ("to sting, stick, stab"; compare German ficken (“to fuck”)). The word may be attested in a 772 charter which mentions a place called Fuccerham, which possibly means “ham of the fucker” or “hamm (“pasture”) of the fucker”. The first verifiable use of the word in English writing appears in Flen flyys and freris, a medieval poem (1495–1505) containing the pseudo-Latin form fvccant; it was first listed in a dictionary in 1598.[1]
The Scots cognate, fuck, fuk, appears in 16th century sources,[2] the earliest being the 1503 poem “Brash of Wowing” by William Dunbar,[3] which includes the lines: “Yit be his feirris he wald haif fukkit: / Ye brek my hairt, my bony ane.”
Fuck me!
ReplyDeleteHow could I forget the best one of all.
ReplyDeleteFUCK OBAMA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck the fuckin' fuckers.
ReplyDeleteDisappointment: Well, fuck.
ReplyDeleteDrinking:I am so fucking hungover
ReplyDeleteWorry:fuck fuck fuck what do I do now fuck that wont fucking work
Resignation:I'm fucked
As punctuation. During basic training, I head our DI say to someone else in my platoon - Riley, I don't want to see you do that a-fuckin'-gain.
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Rurik, I had a SMaj in ROTC that put "fucking" in every other word.
ReplyDeleteHow about awe: fuuuuuuuuuck.
I got fuckin' nothin'.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back after a few beers, er, creativity enhancers.
Not being a fan of everyone’s favorite expletive myself, as a student of language, I cannot help but be impressed by its versatility.
ReplyDeleteWho would fail to understand the following sentence commonly heard in the shop, on the loading dock, at the range, in deer camp, on the waterfront, or any place where machines are used:
“Fuck! Fucking fucker’s fucking fucked!”