Profanity

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Profanity is using a "naughty" or rude word. Profanity is also named swear words or curse words or foul language or dirty words. Many people do not like hearing such words. There are other people who are not bothered by them and they may use these words themselves. Profanity is used by many adults and some older children. Some people use profanity to show that they have strong feelings, such as anger. At other times, some people may use profanity to be funny. Some people get a mental condition where they use profanity constantly. This is called coprolalia, but many people wrongly think this is called Tourette's syndrome. Tourette's syndrome is actually a group of disorders that only includes coprolalia 15% of the time.

People who use profanity do not always mean to make anybody feel bad. Profanity can be rude at times and people can take it the wrong way.

[edit] Common examples of profanity:

Several of these words come from Anglo-Saxon words for bodily functions. They came to be thought of as profanity mostly after the Normans brought French and Latin words for them to England.

Fuck ― An exclamation which shows distress or surprise (usually a bad surprise). It can also be used to express anger or surprise. To fuck is also a verb meaning to have sex, or to steal from someone or to destroy or break something.

Shit ― Human excrement (feces, poo). As an exclamation, it is similar to "fuck". It can be used to refer to any object, although it is often used in reference to drugs or music. Also a verb.

Crap ― Excrement (see above), usually human but also animal. It is usually considered milder profanity than shit, fuck, and damn.

Ass (U.K - Arse, from Anglo-Saxon ears) - hind parts of a human. usage: 'get your ass out of here', 'you are such an ass', 'kiss my ass'.

Asshole (U.K - Arsehole) ― Anus; used to describe a nasty person.

Piss ― as in "pissed off" - angry, annoyed.

Bitch ― Means female dog or prostitute; but is usually a nasty name for a person, most of the time, a woman.

Bastard - A term for an illegitimate child, also used as an impolite insult.

Motherfucker - a highly offensive insult, not used literally, but in the sense of Bastard.

Pussy - refers to the human vagina and also to a weak man.

Cunt - A vagina, used as derogatory remark toward women or men. It is rare to hear it on TV or find it in newspapers.

Nigger - A term for black people which most find offensive, often used in a racist way.

Hell ― This means the underworld or a place of punishment in the afterlife for wicked people according to many religions, but is also used as profanity by some people.

Damn ― Used to show disappointment or surprise. This profanity is mild - most people think that saying "damn" is less bad than saying "fuck" or "shit".