Fuck
English-language profanity
Summary
Fuck is a profanity in the English language that often refers to the act of sexual intercourse, but is most commonly used as an intensifier or to convey disdain. While its origin is obscure, it is usually considered to be first attested to around 1475. In modern usage, the term fuck and its derivatives are used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an infix, an interjection, or an adverb. There are many common phrases that employ the word as well as compounds that incorporate it, such as motherfucker and fuck off.
Originally created by 213.17.74.xxx
12/26/2001, 3:08:23 AM
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1358147905|1358147905]] by [[Special:Contributions/MathMan4|MathMan4]] ([[User talk:MathMan4|talk]]) Doesn't incorporate the word
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clean up, removed: #google_vignette (2), [[WP:AWB/T|typo(s) fixed]]: March 26, 2010 → March 26, 2010,
Removed pseudoscientific claim that fricatives came from agricultural societies - Kalaallisut and Inuktitut both have [v], and Inupiaq has both [f] and [v]. Furthermore, this seems rather immaterial to the topic at hand.
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Which protest this particular protestor was at is irrelevant to this article
