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History of Swear Words

There's a deeper, more emotional, evolutionarily old placethat profanity comes from

There's a deeper, more emotional, evolutionarily old place
that profanity comes from

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There's a deeper, more emotional,
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evolutionarily old place that profanity comes from.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:11
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 • E04 But in America, it was also the era of tricky Dick Nixon. - History of Swear Words 00:05
But in America, it was also the era of tricky Dick Nixon.
S01 • E03 Legendary editor of Vogue. Ice-cold bitch. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Legendary editor of Vogue. Ice-cold bitch.
S01 • E06 Daaaamn, that's hardcore. - History of Swear Words 00:05
Daaaamn, that's hardcore.
S01 • E01 Deep in the middle of the brain, - History of Swear Words 00:07
Deep in the middle of the brain,
S01 • E05 You know, we should be calling people, like, "ball sacks." - History of Swear Words 00:07
You know, we should be calling people, like, "ball sack...
S01 • E04 That's one of the times it really started to take hold in the culture. - History of Swear Words 00:04
That's one of the times it really started to take hold ...
S01 • E06 And you know that whoever said that never just said it, like, "God's bones." - History of Swear Words 00:06
And you know that whoever said that never just said it, like...
S01 • E02 Pieces of… - History of Swear Words 00:05
Pieces of…
S01 • E03 "Bitch" is one of the few slurs - History of Swear Words 00:06
"Bitch" is one of the few slurs
S01 • E04 Just hearing the word "dick" like that, - History of Swear Words 00:09
Just hearing the word "dick" like that,
S01 • E01 That's the part that leads you to swear when you stub a toe, - History of Swear Words 00:09
That's the part that leads you to swear when you stub a...
S01 • E05 We're calling people "pussies" - History of Swear Words 00:19
We're calling people "pussies"
S01 • E02 For some reason I don't wanna say "pussy." "Pussy" isn't gonna help me through this. - History of Swear Words 00:05
For some reason I don't wanna say "pussy." &q...
S01 • E03 Reclaiming of language seeks to empower women - History of Swear Words 00:09
Reclaiming of language seeks to empower women
S01 • E02 …iiiiiiiiiiiii… - History of Swear Words 00:06
…iiiiiiiiiiiii…
S01 • E04 He's "Dick." - History of Swear Words 00:08
He's "Dick."
S01 • E01 If something is tragic, - History of Swear Words 00:10
If something is tragic,
S01 • E03 My friends are allowed to call me a bitch, if they do it in, like, a loving way. - History of Swear Words 00:06
My friends are allowed to call me a bitch, if they do it in,...
S01 • E06 Religious swearing ultimately gets its power from the Old Testament. - History of Swear Words 00:05
Religious swearing ultimately gets its power from the Old Te...
S01 • E06 And God, in the Bible, spends a lot of time explaining - History of Swear Words 00:07
And God, in the Bible, spends a lot of time explaining