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

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

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

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It is total horseshit. It's not real. Sadly.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:05
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, comedy

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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.
S01 • E06 And it's related to the Latin noun that means "damage." - History of Swear Words 00:11
And it's related to the Latin noun that means "dam...
S01 • E05 So "bum" meaning, you know, the bottom part of your body, - History of Swear Words 00:08
So "bum" meaning, you know, the bottom part of you...
S01 • E04 So the original naming of "Dick" was... it was a nickname for "Richard." - History of Swear Words 00:11
So the original naming of "Dick" was... it was a n...
S01 • E01 Because we like colorful words to have colorful origins. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Because we like colorful words to have colorful origins.
S01 • E02 He says, "shiiiit." - History of Swear Words 00:11
He says, "shiiiit."
S01 • E01 I feel like this one guy one day just went, "Fuck." - History of Swear Words 00:17
I feel like this one guy one day just went, "Fuck."...
S01 • E03 So "bitch" does spike in use - History of Swear Words 00:10
So "bitch" does spike in use
S01 • E06 Like, Shit was the dangerous one in school, - History of Swear Words 00:06
Like, Shit was the dangerous one in school,
S01 • E04 In the late 1500s, - History of Swear Words 00:06
In the late 1500s,
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 • 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 • 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 • E04 "Robert" becomes "Rob," then "Bob." - History of Swear Words 00:13
"Robert" becomes "Rob," then...
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 • 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"...