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In the late 1500s
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History of Swear Words

In the late 1500s, we get all the English rhyming nicknames

In the late 1500s, we get all the English rhyming nicknames

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In the late 1500s,
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we get all the English rhyming nicknames.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
74
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:19
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E02 So we have the South and we have the Midwest. - History of Swear Words 00:05
So we have the South and we have the Midwest.
S01 • E06 Damn and Fuck sit next to each other, and you're like, "They know each other?" - History of Swear Words 00:24
Damn and Fuck sit next to each other, and you're like, ...
S01 • E02 So I blend the two - History of Swear Words 00:09
So I blend the two
S01 • E05 Writers have played with the word's double meaning - History of Swear Words 00:07
Writers have played with the word's double meaning
S01 • E04 "Robert" becomes "Rob," then "Bob." - History of Swear Words 00:13
"Robert" becomes "Rob," then...
S01 • E03 So through the '60s and '70s, you see this huge bump. - History of Swear Words 00:05
So through the '60s and '70s, you see this huge bu...
S01 • E03 And you do see the word "bitch" applied specifically to feminists - History of Swear Words 00:17
And you do see the word "bitch" applied specifical...
S01 • E05 The jump from woman to genitalia is entirely wordplay. - History of Swear Words 00:06
The jump from woman to genitalia is entirely wordplay.
S01 • E02 …which I started doing in Spike Lee's movie, The 25th Hour. - History of Swear Words 00:10
…which I started doing in Spike Lee's movie, The 25th H...
S01 • E05 And it's wordplay on both the "woman" meaning and the "cat" meaning. - History of Swear Words 00:05
And it's wordplay on both the "woman" meaning...
S01 • E05 The earliest use where we know it means "genitalia" - History of Swear Words 00:12
The earliest use where we know it means "genitalia"...
S01 • E02 "Shit" is for Isaiah Whitlock what "fuck" is for Samuel L. Jackson. - History of Swear Words 00:04
"Shit" is for Isaiah Whitlock what "fuck"...
S01 • E02 In fact, they're the "Ebony and Ivory" of the 21st century - History of Swear Words 00:05
In fact, they're the "Ebony and Ivory" of the...
S01 • E06 We might not be able to help him." - History of Swear Words 00:10
We might not be able to help him."
S01 • E04 So it's a nickname for "Richard" - History of Swear Words 00:13
So it's a nickname for "Richard"
S01 • E02 I'm gonna do the world's longest "shit." - History of Swear Words 00:04
I'm gonna do the world's longest "shit."
S01 • E03 All you have to do is… Well, don't… smile, don't… talk. - History of Swear Words 00:05
All you have to do is… Well, don't… smile, don't… ...
S01 • E01 "Fuck" doesn't appear very often in language - History of Swear Words 00:07
"Fuck" doesn't appear very often in language
S01 • E05 There was a book in the adult section, How to Wash Your Pussy. - History of Swear Words 00:05
There was a book in the adult section, How to Wash Your Puss...
S01 • E03 Don't be too pretty. Don't ask for a manager at a restaurant. - History of Swear Words 00:05
Don't be too pretty. Don't ask for a manager at a ...