Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting feces, the byproduct of digestion. It is an old and native English word, but following the Norman Conquest, Norman, Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin terms for many common objects and bodily functions began to be seen as more distinguished than native words, and thereafter feces became the accepted English noun, to defecate became the accepted English verb, and shi ...

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Shit - Insults. You shitface! (insult) Shitbag (another insult) You little shit! (directed at small, annoying child) You don't know jack shit! (You don't know anything!) He thinks he's hot shit. (He thinks he's great.) Shiteater (you are unpleasant) exception: A shiteating grin implies that the wearer is very happy Eat shit (insults) Eat shit and die! (more potent than "eat shit") You piece of shit. (insult) Shitfucker. (insult) I'm going to spread my shit on your face. (this ...

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Bullshit (often abbreviated bull or BS) is a common English expletive meaning "humbug" or "nonsense". It implies that the purveyor of alleged nonsense is willfully lying, or that he is speaking boldly from ignorance. It is also the verb meaning to talk bullshit. As it contains the word shit, the term is considered foul language, hence the need for the euphemistic abbreviations "bull" and "BS". Bullshit - Etymology. Bull, meaning nonsense, dates from around the 17th century ...

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Crap, depending on one's perspective, is either a slang or vulgar term, referring to ////BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBSSSSof the world where English is the main language, where it is used in speaking of things which are of poor quality, yum boobs is good or are day, in the case of a statement, inaccurate or of little factual substance, like lies, hype, and quackery. Also can be partnered with "bull" to enhance the power of the word. It is also commonly used to express wonder or surprise where other words are too strong, ...

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Arse is a word for buttocks, commonly used in Commonwealth English. In the United States and parts of Canada, ass is used (both spoken and in writing) instead. Arse - Etymology. "Arse", from Old English ærs, meaning anus, and by extension the crease between the buttocks, and hence the whole human bottom, with many cognates such as Dutch aars, German Arsch, has been in British usage a coarse word for the buttocks (seen as one organ). Scatolinguist ...

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According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Whether this idea is grounded in reality or not, a substantial number of publications aimed at giving an overview of Australian English have been published. Many books about Australian vocabulary have been published, beginning with Karl Lentzner's Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages in 1892. Several similar books soon followed, including a relatively modest but authoritative work by E. E. Morris: Austral English: A Dictionar ...

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Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. Australian English - Relationship to other varieties of English. Australian English began to diverge from British English soon after the foundation of the colony of New South Wales (NSW) in 1788. The settlement was intended originally as a penal colony for British convicts. They were mostly people from large English cities, such as Cockneys. In 1827, Peter Cunningham, in his book Two Years in New South Wales, repor ...

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Canadian English is the form of English language used in Canada, spoken as a first or second language by over 25 million – or 85 percent of – Canadians (2001 census). Canadian English spelling is a mixture of American, British, and unique Canadianisms. Canadian vocabulary is similar to American English, but with key differences and local variations. Pronunciation of English in Canada is overall very similar to American pronunciation, which is especially true for Central and Western Canadians. The island of Newfoundland has ...

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Bull, meaning nonsense, dates from around the 17th century (Concise Oxford Dictionary), whereas the term bullshit was first used in 1915, in American slang, and came into popular usage only during World War II. The word "bull" itself may have derived from the Old French boul meaning mistake. The term bullshit is a near synonym. Many believe it to be a simple English-language invention, a compounding of "bull" and "shit", referring to the feces of male cattle. The word shit (a vulgar term for f ...

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Esperanto usage of fek is comparable to use of the word shit in Modern English: Verb: conjugation of the infinitive feki ("to defecate") Noun: feces; excrement. Interjection: "Fek!" is analogous to "Shit!". The similarity between the Esperanto fek and the Irish English expletive feck is coincidental. The etymology of the Esperanto fek is traceable to the Latin noun faex ...

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Many euphemisms fall into one or more of these categories: Terms of foreign and/or technical origin (derriere, copulation, perspire, urinate, security breach) Abbreviations (SOB for "son of a bitch", BS for "bullshit", TS for "tough shit", etc.) Abstractions (it, the situation, go, left the company, do it) Indirections (behind, unmentionables, privates, live together, go to the bath ...

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Contrary to popular belief, crap is not derived from Thomas Crapper's name. It is, in fact, much older. It is one of a group of nouns applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1490s) or in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale", meanings probably extended from Middle English crappe "chaff, or grain that has been trodden underfoot in a barn" (c. 1440), deriving ultimately from Late Latin crappa, "chaff." For a more detailed disparation of the myths, ...

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False etymology - Eponyms. Here are some words which are commonly thought to be eponyms, but are not: Asphalt – Leopold von Asphalt Avocado – Jorge-Luis Avocado Brassiere or Bra - Otto Titzling (this one propagated by the original edition of Trivial Pursuit and the movie Beaches) Buffet – Pierre-Alphonse Buffet Bugle – Hereward Bugle Cabaret – Antoine de Cabaret Comma – Domenico da Comma Corset – Etienne Corset < ...

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The word euphemism comes from the Greek word euphemos, meaning "auspicious/good/fortunate speech" which in turn is derived from the Greek root-words eu (ευ), "good/well" + pheme (φήμη) "speech/speaking". The eupheme was originally a word or phrase used in place of a religious word or phrase that should not be spoken aloud (see taboo). The primary example of taboo words requiring the use of a euphemism are the unspeakable names for a deity, such as Persephone, Hecate, Nemesis or Yahweh. By speaking only words favorable to the gods or spirits, the speaker attempted to procure good fortun ...

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Feck - Feck as an expletive. Vernacular usage of feck in the expletive sense is semantically and syntactically interchangeable with fuck. This includes such phraseological variations as fecker (noun), fecking (verb or adjective), and feckin' 'ell. The Channel 4 situation comedy Father Ted inadvertently helped to export and popularize this use of feck through its characters' liberal use of the word. In an interview, Dermot Morgan explained that, in Ire ...

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Feck (or fek) is a form of effeck, which is in turn the Scots form of effect. However, this Scots noun has additional significance: Efficacy; force; value; return Amount; quantity (or a large amount/quantity) The greater or larger part (when used with a definite article) From the first sense we derive feckless, meaning weak or ineffective; worthless; irresponsible; indifferent; lazy. Feckless remains a part of the Modern English and Scottish English ...

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Pendejo is etymologically related to the Latin pectiniculus, meaning pubic hair or anal hair. In Mexico, Central and South America, pendejo refers to a stupid person (as some may observe that anal hair is inundated with feces); but, in Peru it means a person who gains benefits from an advantageous situation in an immoral manner. In South America pendejo is also a vulgar, yet inoffensive word, for children. It also signifies ...

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Profane words and expressions are generally taken from three areas: religion, excretion, and sex. While profanities themselves have been around for some time, their limited use in public and by the media has only in the past decade become socially acceptable, and there are still many expressions which cannot be used in polite conversation. The common marker of acceptability would appear to be use on prime-time television or in the presence of children. Thus, damn (and most other religious profanity) is acceptable, and as a consequence ...

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What distinguishes doublespeak from other euphemisms is its deliberate usage by governmental, military, or corporate institutions. Doublespeak is in turn distinguished from jargon in that doublespeak attempts to confuse and conceal the truth, while jargon often provides greater precision to those that understand it (while inadvertently confusing those who don't). An example of the distinction is the use by the military of the word casualties instead of deaths — what may appear to be an attempt to hide the fact that people hav ...

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