Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square214linkfedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down13
arrow-up1227arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square214linkfedilink
minus-squarehakase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoThe (very brief) etymology in that video is almost certainly incorrect. “Fuck” has been difficult to accurately etymologize, but the most popular arguments are summarized here.
minus-squareMeThisGuy@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months ago written form attested from at least early 16c.; OED 2nd edition cites 1503, in the form fukkit how far we’ve come, because these days I also say fuck it
minus-squareprintf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoMost certainly. I was fishing for nostalgia reactions. But I’ll add a tone indicator.
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThanks for the tone indicator, it helped me indicate the tone.
minus-squareprintf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoJust doing my civic duty.
The (very brief) etymology in that video is almost certainly incorrect. “Fuck” has been difficult to accurately etymologize, but the most popular arguments are summarized here.
how far we’ve come, because these days I also say fuck it
Most certainly. I was fishing for nostalgia reactions. But I’ll add a tone indicator.
Thanks for the tone indicator, it helped me indicate the tone.
Just doing my civic duty.