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History of Swear Words

It only tooka decade or so for "Dick" to go from the name of the kid you shot marbles...

It only took
a decade or so for "Dick" to go from the name of the kid you shot marbles with
to a double entendre that made us blush

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It only took a decade or so for "Dick" to go from
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the name of the kid you shot marbles with to a double entendre that made us blush.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
119
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:12
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 • E05 "You a pussy. You a pussy-ass bitch." - History of Swear Words 00:10
"You a pussy. You a pussy-ass bitch."
S01 • E03 So that really is kind of what sent me down the rabbit hole of… of "bitch," - History of Swear Words 00:10
So that really is kind of what sent me down the rabbit hole ...
S01 • E01 They all fucked. But the motherfucker's brother, - History of Swear Words 00:06
They all fucked. But the motherfucker's brother,
S01 • E06 And it's the only one of our swear words that has only ever had one meaning. - History of Swear Words 00:06
And it's the only one of our swear words that has only ...
S01 • E04 We've been able to track it changing from a word that was a nickname, - History of Swear Words 00:11
We've been able to track it changing from a word that w...
S01 • E02 - Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing? - So… - History of Swear Words 00:15
- Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing? - So…
S01 • E01 But he put them in the will, so the little fuckers run around - History of Swear Words 00:05
But he put them in the will, so the little fuckers run aroun...
S01 • E05 It is meant to be a receptacle. It is not meant to be active. - History of Swear Words 00:05
It is meant to be a receptacle. It is not meant to be active...
S01 • E06 God damn you all to hell! - History of Swear Words 00:05
God damn you all to hell!
S01 • E04 But it can also be, uh, just a denigrating term for people in general. - History of Swear Words 00:06
But it can also be, uh, just a denigrating term for people i...
S01 • E03 It was high time the dictionary recognized "bitch" for its true meaning. - History of Swear Words 00:05
It was high time the dictionary recognized "bitch"...
S01 • E01 And then you can move outward - History of Swear Words 00:11
And then you can move outward
S01 • E06 In ancient Rome, - History of Swear Words 00:12
In ancient Rome,
S01 • E03 For over a thousand years, - History of Swear Words 00:05
For over a thousand years,
S01 • E05 I really actually like calling guys "pussies," - History of Swear Words 00:05
I really actually like calling guys "pussies,"
S01 • E04 It's kind of like "asshole." - History of Swear Words 00:09
It's kind of like "asshole."
S01 • E02 And it turns out that you can hold your hand in the water - History of Swear Words 00:08
And it turns out that you can hold your hand in the water
S01 • E05 And there's not that many words that you can call a guy - History of Swear Words 00:10
And there's not that many words that you can call a guy
S01 • E03 So, let's honor and remember some of our… - History of Swear Words 00:12
So, let's honor and remember some of our…
S01 • E01 And... and the fact that it's so taboo, and has been taboo for a while, - History of Swear Words 00:11
And... and the fact that it's so taboo, and has been ta...