# Misuse of the word 'Fuck'. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769 "2003-10-05T23:08:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/1 "2003-10-05T23:08:31Z")
Just now, in the pit, I see someone using the word ‘fucktrumpet’. What the HELL is that? There has been a disturbing trend in the last few years to use the word ‘fuck’ as the first syllable of another unrelated word. For example, “fucktard”. I submit that this is LAME. About as lame as doing the same thing with the word ‘ass’ (i.e. “asshat”). Ass belongs as the first syllable conjoined to exactly one word: HOLE. That’s it. Not hats, pants, shoes, cars, or spiny echidnas. Clear? People who do this are fucking idiots, not fuckdiots. Got it? There is value in the purity of profanity, people. Don’t mess with it! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/2 "2003-10-05T23:16:08Z")
Asspants? _snicker_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/3 "2003-10-05T23:17:13Z")
Oh, bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/4 "2003-10-05T23:22:02Z")
> [@](#): > > There is value in the purity of profanity There may be such value, but since your rant addressed obscenities and vulgarities with no examples of misused profanity, people will probably just laugh at your conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/5 "2003-10-05T23:23:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sam Stone \* > \*\*There is value in the purity of profanity, people. Don’t mess with it! \*\* I used the term fucktart for the girl my brother-in-law had a fling with. Would you consider that an acceptable use? ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/6 "2003-10-05T23:28:28Z")
Is this really that fuckportant? ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/7 "2003-10-05T23:32:33Z")
calm the fuck down, it ain’t important ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/8 "2003-10-05T23:38:57Z")
Just now, in the fuckpit, I see fucksomeone using the fuckword fuck’fucktrumpet’. What the fuckHELL is that? There has been a disturbing fucktrend in the last few fuckyears to use the fuckword fuck’fuck’ as the first fucksyllable of another unrelated fuckword. For example, fuck"fucktard". I submit that this is LAME. About as lame as doing the same fuckthing with the fuckword fuck’ass’ (i.e. “fuckasshat”). FuckAss belongs as the first fucksyllable conjoined to exactly one fuckword: fuckHOLE. That’s it. Not fuckhats, fuckpants, fuckshoes, fuckcars, or spiny fuckechidnas. Clear? People who do this are fucking fuckidiots, not fuckfuckdiots. Got it? There is value in the fuckpurity of fuckprofanity, fuckpeople. Don’t mess with it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/9 "2003-10-05T23:43:38Z")
Let’s do interactive limericks, There once was a man from Fucktucket… ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/10 "2003-10-05T23:43:42Z")
Apparently, that post was fucked by the fuckist. I know I should be ashamed of myself for that one, but I enjoyed it far too much. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/11 "2003-10-05T23:44:11Z")
What a bunch of fuckechidnas… ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/12 "2003-10-05T23:49:08Z")
There is no such thing as misuse of the word ‘Fuck’. There are only new and improved versions. Fuck is one of the only pliable words we have. Don’t FUCK with it. What the Fuck? Fuckstick, fuckhole, fuckface, fuckin’right, motherfucker! See? Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/13 "2003-10-05T23:55:03Z")
Remember if sex is a pain in the ass yer fuckin it wrong. So how does one actually go about using fuck incorrectly? Or for that matter correctly? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/14 "2003-10-06T00:01:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Forbin \* > \*\*Let’s do interactive limericks, > > There once was a man from Fucktucket… \*\* Who had a 1920’s style “Death Ray” for a —ah, fuck it. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/15 "2003-10-06T00:07:57Z")
Fucktrumpet: [noun] (fuk-trum-pet)[ul] **1**. The large dilated opening of a slender tube capable of accommodating the human penis. **2**. Fred Phelps[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/16 "2003-10-06T00:09:21Z")
**TMWTGG** That was fucking Mcfuckfunny fuck!! Fuck! Whoa…back to work (fucking fuckworks fucked) ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/17 "2003-10-06T00:12:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Forbin \* > \*\*Is this really that fuckportant? \*\* This made me snort out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/18 "2003-10-06T00:20:05Z")
And for it’s worth, **Sam** , I totally agree. I hate the “creative” swears. Calling someone an asshat instead of, say, an ass_hole_, weakens the swearing. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/19 "2003-10-06T00:29:28Z")
Oh, fuckwaffles, all of ya. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769/20 "2003-10-06T00:38:06Z")
I don’t really care, because this thread has become thoroughly entertaining. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-the-word-fuck/205769.md?page=2)