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History of Swear Words

Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing?- So… So the scientist asks you to stick yourhand in...

Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing?
- So… So the scientist asks you to stick your
hand in a bucket of nearly freezing water and tells you either to say a swear word
over and over for as long as you can, or to say some neutral word

Full Transcript

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- Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing? - So…
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So the scientist asks you to stick your hand in a bucket of nearly freezing water
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and tells you either to say a swear word over and over for as long as you can,
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or to say some neutral word.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
122
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:21
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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...
S01 • E06 Then, in the Middle Ages, in English, they became religious, invoking God. - History of Swear Words 00:07
Then, in the Middle Ages, in English, they became religious,...
S01 • E04 Very slowly, this new meaning starts to take over - History of Swear Words 00:10
Very slowly, this new meaning starts to take over
S01 • E05 The male use of "pussy" to mean a weak or ineffectual man - History of Swear Words 00:07
The male use of "pussy" to mean a weak or ineffect...
S01 • E02 So, um… - History of Swear Words 00:06
So, um…
S01 • E06 The worst thing you could say in the Middle Ages - History of Swear Words 00:08
The worst thing you could say in the Middle Ages
S01 • E03 Known as one of the most despised women in human history. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Known as one of the most despised women in human history.