@nick.vinzant: Normal words that used to be swear words. - New interview with Linguist and Swear Word Researcher Professor Randall Eggert. - We talk where swear words come from, the real meaning of popular swear words and the worst swear words of all time. #linguistics #language #words #badwords

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claxmcb
ClaxMcb :
"im gonna occupy ur guts"
2026-07-31 01:07:53
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sweetestsynth
Sweet Synth :
Not a swear but similarly “raw dog”
2026-07-30 22:33:16
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jharrisnorton
HARRIS :
I wonder if the Occupy Wall Street movement was aware of this
2026-07-30 21:51:59
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_perfectly_cromulent
_perfectly_cromulent :
We do this sometimes through semantic bleaching.I always think about the missing object in "this sucks" But you can say it to grandma now without her thinking about the connotation
2026-07-31 06:26:35
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firball4
Fir Ball :
All swear words are normal in the Marine Corps
2026-07-31 19:00:54
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sirnickdon
sirnickdon :
My grandmother always got upset if people called children "kids"
2026-07-30 23:30:45
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flomoloko2
flomoloko :
If you combine the word RAW, with the word DOG, you see this happening in 2026 with normalization, and it is fun.
2026-07-31 09:07:50
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internetceo
B&E :
“Gadzooks” is my #1 example of this. “God’s hooks”, which it mutated off from, was treated as a pretty severe exclamation for *centuries*
2026-07-30 23:00:16
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_kingque_
King Yah :
" you don't want my love, you just wanna get occupied! 😤"
2026-07-31 05:53:54
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footfoe
Akira Kitty :
spazz maybe?
2026-07-30 22:02:42
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al8xcicero
al8xcicero :
Ima start using it like that now
2026-07-30 21:15:25
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revoltpuppy
revoltpuppy :
“Fuck” and “shit” most recently stopped being swears thanks to the internet.
2026-07-31 00:55:05
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sarahfrenchrules
Sarah French Daniels :
“Silly” used to be a rude insult because it meant someone was mentally challenged. My grandpa used to get so mad when anyone was called silly.
2026-07-31 12:58:32
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mysticsoulsista
MysticBodySoul :
That wasn’t really the question but okay… pretty sure “occupy” comes from the French word meaning busy…
2026-07-31 17:23:58
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geoffrenball
geoffrenball :
Lol! 'Occupy Wall Street' would sound so much different back then.
2026-07-31 02:25:10
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youronlyfanssucks
YourOnlyFansSucks :
Literally thought that was Kevin Bacon 😅 I’m sure he gets that a lot
2026-07-31 03:19:27
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siiiiksnsnnsnsjsjsjk
To fish :
Knocking on the door and someone on the other side yells “Occupied!”
2026-07-31 04:17:11
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nathancarter23
Nathan Carter :
so in bathrooms and motel signs it means sex is happening there🤣
2026-07-31 16:30:41
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bluegray96
Blue Gray :
Looks like it has a similar origin as rape. That overlap may have been part of why it fell out of use.
2026-07-30 23:15:45
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minnesotaproud507
Minnesotaproud507 :
Language is fascinating
2026-07-31 02:26:09
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user8841456524719
(◕ᴗ◕✿) :
Would bugger count?
2026-07-31 06:34:46
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theallnewcolinvision
TheAllNewColinVision :
Roger. used to mean the same thing as occupy
2026-07-30 22:47:39
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kevinxmcg
Kevin :
We occupied each others brains out last night
2026-07-30 22:26:35
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coach.can.2
J.R. :
"I don't think that word means what you think it means"
2026-07-31 00:08:12
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michaelferman711
michael ferman711 :
How many octopy would octopy occupy if octopy could occupy octopy?
2026-07-31 06:33:37
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