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History of Swear Words

An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.

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To women that are thought
to be lewd or immoral - History of Swear Words

To women that are thought to be lewd or immoral

We know for sure that "Dick"
started as a nickname for "Richard." - History of Swear Words

We know for sure that "Dick" started as a nickname...

And those both come ultimately
from this Latin verb "damnare" - History of Swear Words

And those both come ultimately from this Latin verb "da...

"Shit" has become
a huge part of my career. - History of Swear Words

"Shit" has become a huge part of my career.

It is total horseshit.
It's not real. Sadly. - History of Swear Words

It is total horseshit. It's not real. Sadly.

And from there, it grows
and gains this other meaning - History of Swear Words

And from there, it grows and gains this other meaning

And then it gives,
as a surname, Bumtrinket. - History of Swear Words

And then it gives, as a surname, Bumtrinket.

And it's related to
the Latin noun that means "damage." - History of Swear Words

And it's related to the Latin noun that means "dam...

So the original naming of "Dick" was...
it was a nickname for "Richard." - History of Swear Words

So the original naming of "Dick" was... it was a n...

So "bum" meaning, you know,
the bottom part of your body, - History of Swear Words

So "bum" meaning, you know, the bottom part of you...

Because we like colorful words
to have colorful origins. - History of Swear Words

Because we like colorful words to have colorful origins.

He says, "shiiiit." - History of Swear Words

He says, "shiiiit."

I feel like this one guy
one day just went, "Fuck." - History of Swear Words

I feel like this one guy one day just went, "Fuck."...

So "bitch" does spike in use - History of Swear Words

So "bitch" does spike in use

Like, Shit was
the dangerous one in school, - History of Swear Words

Like, Shit was the dangerous one in school,

In the late 1500s, - History of Swear Words

In the late 1500s,

So we have the South
and we have the Midwest. - History of Swear Words

So we have the South and we have the Midwest.

So I blend the two - History of Swear Words

So I blend the two

So through the '60s and '70s,
you see this huge bump. - History of Swear Words

So through the '60s and '70s, you see this huge bu...

Damn and Fuck sit next to each other,
and you're like, "They know each other?" - History of Swear Words

Damn and Fuck sit next to each other, and you're like, ...

"Robert" becomes "Rob," then "Bob." - History of Swear Words

"Robert" becomes "Rob," then...

Writers have played
with the word's double meaning - History of Swear Words

Writers have played with the word's double meaning

And you do see the word "bitch"
applied specifically to feminists - History of Swear Words

And you do see the word "bitch" applied specifical...

The jump from woman
to genitalia is entirely wordplay. - History of Swear Words

The jump from woman to genitalia is entirely wordplay.

…which I started doing
in Spike Lee's movie, The 25th Hour. - History of Swear Words

…which I started doing in Spike Lee's movie, The 25th H...

And it's wordplay on both
the "woman" meaning and the "cat" meaning. - History of Swear Words

And it's wordplay on both the "woman" meaning...

The earliest use
where we know it means "genitalia" - History of Swear Words

The earliest use where we know it means "genitalia"...

"Shit" is for Isaiah Whitlock
what "fuck" is for Samuel L. Jackson. - History of Swear Words

"Shit" is for Isaiah Whitlock what "fuck"...

In fact, they're the "Ebony and Ivory"
of the 21st century - History of Swear Words

In fact, they're the "Ebony and Ivory" of the...

We might not be able to help him." - History of Swear Words

We might not be able to help him."

So it's a nickname for "Richard" - History of Swear Words

So it's a nickname for "Richard"

I'm gonna do
the world's longest "shit." - History of Swear Words

I'm gonna do the world's longest "shit."

All you have to do is…
Well, don't… smile, don't… talk. - History of Swear Words

All you have to do is… Well, don't… smile, don't… ...

"Fuck" doesn't appear
very often in language - History of Swear Words

"Fuck" doesn't appear very often in language

There was a book in the adult section,
How to Wash Your Pussy. - History of Swear Words

There was a book in the adult section, How to Wash Your Puss...

Don't be too pretty. Don't ask
for a manager at a restaurant. - History of Swear Words

Don't be too pretty. Don't ask for a manager at a ...

But there are some uses of the word,
and they occur in people's names. - History of Swear Words

But there are some uses of the word, and they occur in peopl...

You wanna either go high
or you wanna go low with it. - History of Swear Words

You wanna either go high or you wanna go low with it.

And it had, like,
a picture of a cat, you know. - History of Swear Words

And it had, like, a picture of a cat, you know.

You go, "Damn." - History of Swear Words

You go, "Damn."

And my sister, who's Jodyne, said… - History of Swear Words

And my sister, who's Jodyne, said…

Who was a known gigolo in the area. - History of Swear Words

Who was a known gigolo in the area.

During the sexually-repressed,
tightly-corseted Victorian era, - History of Swear Words

During the sexually-repressed, tightly-corseted Victorian er...

Don'tbe mean.
Don't stand up for yourself. - History of Swear Words

Don'tbe mean. Don't stand up for yourself.

Usually that involves somebody
gettin' slapped with... with a thing. - History of Swear Words

Usually that involves somebody gettin' slapped with... ...

In theory, someone went, - History of Swear Words

In theory, someone went,

I used to call a girl a "damn, damn girl." - History of Swear Words

I used to call a girl a "damn, damn girl."

Science has shown that saying "shit" - History of Swear Words

Science has shown that saying "shit"

The Danish-born
Barrison Sisters were - History of Swear Words

The Danish-born Barrison Sisters were

It could refer to the fact that he is, um… - History of Swear Words

It could refer to the fact that he is, um…

And we call riding crops 'dicks, '
so let's call penises 'dicks.'" - History of Swear Words

And we call riding crops 'dicks, ' so let's c...

I'm like, "Daaaaamn." - History of Swear Words

I'm like, "Daaaaamn."

So, there are
scientific studies that say that you… - History of Swear Words

So, there are scientific studies that say that you…

Most notably,
a song where they'd sing, - History of Swear Words

Most notably, a song where they'd sing,

A female dog." - History of Swear Words

If you're in pain and you swear,
your pain threshold becomes higher. - History of Swear Words

If you're in pain and you swear, your pain threshold be...

We just... With names,
you don't really know, - History of Swear Words

We just... With names, you don't really know,

And there are groups that don't swear.
They don't use profanity, - History of Swear Words

And there are groups that don't swear. They don't ...

Remember, growing up, you didn't know how
to spell "damn"? Most people did not know. - History of Swear Words

Remember, growing up, you didn't know how to spell &quo...

You know, nicknames
aren't necessarily explainable - History of Swear Words

You know, nicknames aren't necessarily explainable

I mean, what year is this from?
1885? No. It's from 2015. - History of Swear Words

I mean, what year is this from? 1885? No. It's from 201...

A lot of people's last names
in English come from their profession, - History of Swear Words

A lot of people's last names in English come from their...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary
didn't label the word "bitch" offensive - History of Swear Words

The Merriam-Webster dictionary didn't label the word &q...

My favorite word for penis is "dong," - History of Swear Words

My favorite word for penis is "dong,"

So you'll get people who say, "Well,
I can't swear," for whatever reason, - History of Swear Words

So you'll get people who say, "Well, I can't ...

Hide your pussy in innuendo,
and surprise me with a kitten. - History of Swear Words

Hide your pussy in innuendo, and surprise me with a kitten.

Then when I see it had the N, I'm like,
"What does that mean? Dam-nuh." - History of Swear Words

Then when I see it had the N, I'm like, "What does...

So you've got a Taylor.
He would have sewn clothes. - History of Swear Words

So you've got a Taylor. He would have sewn clothes.

Like, it suggests sound in a certain way, - History of Swear Words

Like, it suggests sound in a certain way,

And that's what led
to the formation of PETA. - History of Swear Words

And that's what led to the formation of PETA.

So, you've got... In the 13th century,
you've got John Lefucker. - History of Swear Words

So, you've got... In the 13th century, you've got ...

It's to also to make sure that words
that are already in the dictionary - History of Swear Words

It's to also to make sure that words that are already i...

It's like a silent N, which is what
my nickname was in high school. - History of Swear Words

It's like a silent N, which is what my nickname was in ...

Many people think
that swearing is cathartic. - History of Swear Words

Many people think that swearing is cathartic.

So "pussy" has maintained
the same meanings - History of Swear Words

So "pussy" has maintained the same meanings

What did he do? He...
You know, was he the original fuckboy? - History of Swear Words

What did he do? He... You know, was he the original fuckboy?

When I was working at Merriam-Webster,
I noticed that the entry for "bitch" - History of Swear Words

When I was working at Merriam-Webster, I noticed that the en...

That when you have
some bottled-up emotions, it's useful. - History of Swear Words

That when you have some bottled-up emotions, it's usefu...

There's so many different ways
to talk about "fuck." - History of Swear Words

There's so many different ways to talk about "fuck...

And when they did that,
the person was like, "Damn!" - History of Swear Words

And when they did that, the person was like, "Damn!&quo...

It's in the late 1800s, early 1900s, - History of Swear Words

It's in the late 1800s, early 1900s,

If you're pushing a human
through your body and out of your vagina, - History of Swear Words

If you're pushing a human through your body and out of ...

It just said that the word "bitch" - History of Swear Words

It just said that the word "bitch"

He never gets married
because he's always fuckin' around, - History of Swear Words

He never gets married because he's always fuckin' ...

You don't wanna have to say,
"Oh, my God, I'm pushing this human…" - History of Swear Words

You don't wanna have to say, "Oh, my God, I'm...

It didn't say that it was
a disapproving or disparaging word. - History of Swear Words

It didn't say that it was a disapproving or disparaging...

It's on our money,
in our sports and on our cars. - History of Swear Words

It's on our money, in our sports and on our cars.

It only took
a decade or so for "Dick" to go from - History of Swear Words

It only took a decade or so for "Dick" to go from

If someone's calling,
like, someone a pussy, - History of Swear Words

If someone's calling, like, someone a pussy,

"You a pussy.
You a pussy-ass bitch." - History of Swear Words

"You a pussy. You a pussy-ass bitch."

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An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.

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Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 6.4

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Released: 05 Jan 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

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