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History of Swear Words

By the 1930s, we start to see the riseof shit phrases like "shitfaced," "shithead" and...

By the 1930s, we start to see the rise
of shit phrases like "shitfaced," "shithead" and "chickenshit"
enter our lexicon

Full Transcript

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By the 1930s,
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we start to see the rise of shit phrases like "shitfaced,"
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"shithead" and "chickenshit" enter our lexicon.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:35
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, comedy

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E05 And actually led to a really famous court case where… - History of Swear Words 00:10
And actually led to a really famous court case where…
S01 • E03 There's a call to reclaim "bitch" among feminist rap in the mid '90s. - History of Swear Words 00:06
There's a call to reclaim "bitch" among femin...
S01 • E01 There are movies coming from Europe where people talk about sex, - History of Swear Words 00:06
There are movies coming from Europe where people talk about ...
S01 • E06 So her usin' that word is the word that we've heard our grandmother use. - History of Swear Words 00:05
So her usin' that word is the word that we've hear...
S01 • E02 But its glass runneth over with uses and variations, - History of Swear Words 00:08
But its glass runneth over with uses and variations,
S01 • E01 We can't act like that doesn't happen anymore." - History of Swear Words 00:06
We can't act like that doesn't happen anymore.&quo...
S01 • E03 Earliest memory of "bitch" is, of course, Queen Latifah's "U.N.I.T.Y." - History of Swear Words 00:18
Earliest memory of "bitch" is, of course, Queen La...
S01 • E06 We've felt a lot of that same sort of grief and loss in our families. - History of Swear Words 00:04
We've felt a lot of that same sort of grief and loss in...
S01 • E05 It doesn't feel good to be referred to - History of Swear Words 00:10
It doesn't feel good to be referred to
S01 • E01 And the ratings offered ways to gently introduce the concept - History of Swear Words 00:08
And the ratings offered ways to gently introduce the concept
S01 • E02 Especially over the last 50 years, "shit" has come a long way. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Especially over the last 50 years, "shit" has come...
S01 • E06 So in terms of, you know, - History of Swear Words 00:12
So in terms of, you know,
S01 • E02 It occupies this really precious real estate among profanities. - History of Swear Words 00:05
It occupies this really precious real estate among profaniti...
S01 • E01 With these rating, a G-rated movie - History of Swear Words 00:06
With these rating, a G-rated movie
S01 • E02 It's offensive enough that you still get some credibility for saying it. - History of Swear Words 00:06
It's offensive enough that you still get some credibili...
S01 • E04 It's exciting to go back and watch it in slow motion, - History of Swear Words 00:07
It's exciting to go back and watch it in slow motion,
S01 • E05 We're our necks, our backs, our pussies and our cracks. - History of Swear Words 00:05
We're our necks, our backs, our pussies and our cracks.
S01 • E06 DAMN. is a great Kendrick Lamar album, is what "damn" is. - History of Swear Words 00:04
DAMN. is a great Kendrick Lamar album, is what "damn&qu...
S01 • E05 While groups like 2 Live Crew, up through Ice-T, NWA - History of Swear Words 00:17
While groups like 2 Live Crew, up through Ice-T, NWA
S01 • E03 I honestly like when someone who's angry with me calls me a bitch - History of Swear Words 00:07
I honestly like when someone who's angry with me calls ...