Curse words, bad words, swear words, whatever you may call them, they’re an important part of any language! Here’s a video from Vsauce:
0:47 What is the origin of the word “bad”?
2:18 What’s the first kind of bad word according to Stephen Pinker? Give an example.
3:09 Where do swear words come from?
3:47 What’s emphatic swearing? Give an example.
4:50 Why do we have 2 words for the same thing?
6:31 What is lolochezia?
7:53 How will cursing probably change?
8:30 Remember John McWhorter? Good! You can see definitions of trash, chav, pikey, and anything else you want at Urban Dictionary.
10:18 What are bad words the result of?
Now some from some linguistic masters. Here are 2 fantastic examples of cursing at its finest that Michael mentions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8vei3L0L8
