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History of Swear Words

I don't think I use "shit" as an expletive because it's become such a partof the way that...

I don't think I use "shit" as an expletive because it's become such a part
of the way that I talk in general

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I don't think I use "shit" as an expletive
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because it's become such a part of the way that I talk in general.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:52
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 • E04 There is a sporting goods place named Dick's Sporting Goods. - History of Swear Words 00:05
There is a sporting goods place named Dick's Sporting G...
S01 • E02 When I'm using the word "shit," I'm usually saying, like, - History of Swear Words 00:11
When I'm using the word "shit," I'm usua...
S01 • E03 But these uses were also done by men. By the people who use "bitch" as a slur. - History of Swear Words 00:07
But these uses were also done by men. By the people who use ...
S01 • E05 And everyone from Johnny Carson to Barbra Streisand - History of Swear Words 00:25
And everyone from Johnny Carson to Barbra Streisand
S01 • E04 I would be very awkward going there as a child to get, like, a new volleyball. - History of Swear Words 00:07
I would be very awkward going there as a child to get, like,...
S01 • E01 Going to a Public Enemy show - History of Swear Words 00:06
Going to a Public Enemy show
S01 • E03 It is setting up a usage pattern that reclamation can go off of. - History of Swear Words 00:05
It is setting up a usage pattern that reclamation can go off...
S01 • E02 But, like, "fuck" has a little more power than "shit." - History of Swear Words 00:11
But, like, "fuck" has a little more power than &qu...
S01 • E04 We've got a dessert in, uh, Britain called "spotted dick." - History of Swear Words 00:06
We've got a dessert in, uh, Britain called "spotte...
S01 • E06 A minced oath is a way to… - History of Swear Words 00:07
A minced oath is a way to…
S01 • E03 Some of the earliest examples of women empowering themselves - History of Swear Words 00:07
Some of the earliest examples of women empowering themselves
S01 • E01 It became lyrical, the way he used the word "fuck." - History of Swear Words 00:07
It became lyrical, the way he used the word "fuck."...
S01 • E03 Curse words are something that we've been using - History of Swear Words 00:05
Curse words are something that we've been using
S01 • E04 They're now going to call it, uh, "spotted Richard." - History of Swear Words 00:05
They're now going to call it, uh, "spotted Richard...
S01 • E01 They'd do this call and response. That to me was art. - History of Swear Words 00:05
They'd do this call and response. That to me was art.
S01 • E06 Instead of saying "goddamn it," you could say "gosh darn it." - History of Swear Words 00:17
Instead of saying "goddamn it," you could say &quo...
S01 • E01 That was raising profanity to the level of art. - History of Swear Words 00:04
That was raising profanity to the level of art.
S01 • E04 Let's not forget a favorite pastime. Dick jokes. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Let's not forget a favorite pastime. Dick jokes.
S01 • E03 I mean, even going back to, like, the '20s and '30s, - History of Swear Words 00:07
I mean, even going back to, like, the '20s and '30...
S01 • E04 Because the word "dick" makes people giggle so much… - History of Swear Words 00:07
Because the word "dick" makes people giggle so muc...