cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1209070/what-is-the-origin-of-fuck-you-use-as-a-insult
How does “fuck you” work as insult? What is the origin?
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1209070/what-is-the-origin-of-fuck-you-use-as-a-insult
How does “fuck you” work as insult? What is the origin?
Other languages have very different profanity, though.
Care to share? For educational purposes.
Off the top of my head, Dutch has pretty disease-centric profanity, and Quebec French has the sacres, which are basically just things found in a church.
I mean, sex is a very common subject, and OP was probably right that (a translation of) that exact phrase occurs from time to time all the way back, but it’s far from a constant.
I’m fluent in Quebec swearing. Please teach me Dutch cussing out of someone.
I know “kanker” meaning cancer is the big one. Looks like “tering” meaning tuberculosis is another example. I don’t actually speak Dutch FWIW.
English used to have “a pox on you”, but that sounds like archaic roleplay language now, rather than profane or rude.