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Originally Posted by cushty
As Defined in the Oxford Dictionery
**** [kuhnt] Show IPA
Usage alert
All senses of this word are vulgar slang and are very strongly tabooed and censored. The meanings that refer to a woman and a contemptible person are used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting and demeaning. There are many words used to refer to people in sexual terms. However, to call a person a ****, especially a woman, is one of the most hateful and powerful examples of verbal abuse in the English language.
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The first meaning for that word in every dictionary is a woman's genitalia, and thus I have no problems with that word, if society wants to make it some sorta taboo and insult, that's their choice, but why should a vagina be an insult or something taboo.
Now I do think that some words should be taboo, I think it's necessary and does help people communicate better, however why should something that means vagina be the most awful word that can be mentioned in the english language?
Ash,
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