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History of Swear Words

We might not be able to help him." But, "Damn"? "What can we do to help?" "Damn," it also...

We might not be able to help him." But, "Damn"? "What can we do to help?" "Damn," it also is used
as an emphasizer, an intensifier

Full Transcript

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We might not be able to help him."
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But, "Damn"? "What can we do to help?"
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"Damn," it also is used as an emphasizer, an intensifier.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
73
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:47
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • 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 ...
S01 • E01 But there are some uses of the word, and they occur in people's names. - History of Swear Words 00:05
But there are some uses of the word, and they occur in peopl...
S01 • E06 You wanna either go high or you wanna go low with it. - History of Swear Words 00:05
You wanna either go high or you wanna go low with it.
S01 • E05 And it had, like, a picture of a cat, you know. - History of Swear Words 00:04
And it had, like, a picture of a cat, you know.
S01 • E06 You go, "Damn." - History of Swear Words 00:10
You go, "Damn."
S01 • E05 And my sister, who's Jodyne, said… - History of Swear Words 00:15
And my sister, who's Jodyne, said…
S01 • E01 Who was a known gigolo in the area. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Who was a known gigolo in the area.
S01 • E04 During the sexually-repressed, tightly-corseted Victorian era, - History of Swear Words 00:08
During the sexually-repressed, tightly-corseted Victorian er...
S01 • E03 Don'tbe mean. Don't stand up for yourself. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Don'tbe mean. Don't stand up for yourself.
S01 • E06 Usually that involves somebody gettin' slapped with... with a thing. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Usually that involves somebody gettin' slapped with... ...
S01 • E04 In theory, someone went, - History of Swear Words 00:07
In theory, someone went,
S01 • E06 I used to call a girl a "damn, damn girl." - History of Swear Words 00:07
I used to call a girl a "damn, damn girl."
S01 • E05 The Danish-born Barrison Sisters were - History of Swear Words 00:06
The Danish-born Barrison Sisters were
S01 • E02 Science has shown that saying "shit" - History of Swear Words 00:07
Science has shown that saying "shit"
S01 • E01 It could refer to the fact that he is, um… - History of Swear Words 00:07
It could refer to the fact that he is, um…