# the word Fuck **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 30, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236 "2003-03-30T17:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PurplePerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PurplePerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurplePerson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/1 "2003-03-30T17:22:48Z")
I do not understand why almost every post uses this word. It has absolutely lost its punch. It means nothing when the masses use it as an every rant word. Is this the only supposed “emphatic” word we know? It is so common place, that it is not emphatic at all. We need a new word. ---
**Author:** ![nogginhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@nogginhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogginhead)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/2 "2003-03-30T17:26:59Z")
Smeg off. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/3 "2003-03-30T17:28:27Z")
I suggest “happy”. Let’s try it out. “You motherhappier!” “What the happy?” “Happying bitch!” “Happy you!” It has a certain ring to it, no? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/4 "2003-03-30T17:28:31Z")
Yes? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/5 "2003-03-30T17:39:23Z")
Go frell yourself, motherkrunker. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/6 "2003-03-30T18:27:21Z")
Happyhat? Happytard? Nah, doesn’t work… ---
**Author:** ![green\_dragon\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@green\_dragon\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_dragon_1)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/7 "2003-03-30T18:32:49Z")
Apparantly, ‘Fuck’ is the new battlecry, a word that has the same effect on opponents as the famed ‘fearsome yell’ of samurai going into battle. Not really relavent, but when I saw the thread title I just knew I’d end up posting that. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/8 "2003-03-30T18:39:46Z")
In some ways the work fuck has become overused. But…lets face it. It is an ugly sounding word. Say it aloud now. Its pure ugliness is the only thing that adequately gives resonance to whatever is pissing us off. I have to admit, there are times it really is overused, but if I am using that word, or any of its many creative derivatives (sp?) I am well and truly frustrated. I am not creative enough to come up with a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/9 "2003-03-30T18:47:31Z")
Oh marklar. ---
**Author:** ![Saen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Saen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saen)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/10 "2003-03-30T19:06:21Z")
We could always take from the Brits and use sod. Nothing lower than dirt I says. Nah, still won’t work. Sod off just sounds silly, and the worste i can make it sound ends up with sodfucker. Oh no, we are so screwed. Damn Bush and his war. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/11 "2003-03-30T19:17:16Z")
A friend at work and I had a discussion about this. Fuck is the most useful, most satisfying word either of us could come up with. Fuck is the perfect word, in other words. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/12 "2003-03-30T19:21:14Z")
“Fork” is pretty good, too. Frex: Jeebus Forking Cripes!" A really inoffensive phrase, but still quite satisfying. I especially like the “Jeebus” for “Jesus,” the hard “b” having a lot more resonance than the soft “s” in the middle of “Jesus.” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/13 "2003-03-30T19:22:47Z")
Shazbot! ---
**Author:** ![Drex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@Drex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drex)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/14 "2003-03-30T19:41:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Saen \* > \*\*We could always take from the Brits and use sod. Nothing lower than dirt I says. > … > > Sod off just sounds silly, and the worste i can make it sound ends up with sodfucker. \*\* I always thought the British “sod” was an abbreviation for “sodomy.” That to “Sod off” would be to go to Sodom and engage in some hot, sweaty buggering. 😕 Of course in that sense, “sodfucker” would just be too funny. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/15 "2003-03-30T20:14:52Z")
‘sod’ presmably origianlly meant that, but now it’s mainly just a medium swearword (or occasionally used to describe turf). ‘Cunt’ is the obvious successor to ‘fuck.’ But how about ‘terrorism’ or ‘spam’ or 'tax. 😃 Ni\*\*er? That’s about as shocking as I can think of? ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/16 "2003-03-30T21:34:16Z")
Ooooh, how I HATE the word C\*\*T. That is truly an ugly word and most demeaning too. However, for shock value it I guess could be more evocative than fuck. I view the c word the same way I view the N word. Both words I don’t use, but that is my personal thing. Both cannot be uttered without bringing the wrath of someone down on one’s head. Only once have I been called the C word, and woe to the person who called me that to me face. I am not an overly large (yes, could stand to lose about 15 lbs) person, but to watch a 6’5 240 lb man run was something. I guess that was my big button. We are friends now, but he told me he learned a valuable lesson that day. The wrath of a woman is not to be taken lightly.😃 ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/17 "2003-03-30T22:06:02Z")
I fucking love it. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/18 "2003-03-30T22:07:46Z")
The word fuck that is, not the word cunt. That’s less of a pretty sound, and less satisfyingly spiky. ---
**Author:** ![PurplePerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PurplePerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurplePerson)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/19 "2003-03-31T01:00:08Z")
Ok, lets switch to the word s\*\*t. You guys did such a good job with the first word. Why is poop not satisfying. Isn’t it equally disgusting, but why doesn’t it relieve stress when spoken or yelled out loud. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236/20 "2003-03-31T01:02:48Z")
It’s the universal adjective… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck/165236.md?page=2)