In cartoons, profanity is often depicted by substituting symbols for words, as a form of non-specific censorship. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor

Profanity can be a word, expression, gesture, or other social behavior which is socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude or vulgar, or desecrating or showing disrespect toward an object of religious veneration. In Biology, Psychology and Sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards society or taking place between members of the same species A social construction or social construct is any phenomenon "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular Culture or Society An insult (also called putdown) is an expression statement or behavior that is considered degrading Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people's social laws or Etiquette " Vulgarism " (also called scurrility) derives from Latin vulgun, the "mean folk" and has carried into English its original ^[1]

Other words commonly used to describe profane language or its use include: cuss, curse, derogatory language, swearing, expletive, oath, bad word, dirty word, strong language, irreverent language, obscene language, and blasphemous language. An oath (from Anglo-Saxon āð, also called plight) is either a Promise or a Statement of Fact calling Obscenity (in Latin obscenus, meaning "foul repulsive detestable" is a term that is most often used in a legal context to Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. In many cultures it is less profane for an adult to curse than it is for a child, who may be reprimanded for cursing.

Types of swearing

Steven Pinker's book The Stuff of Thought breaks profanity down into five categories:

• Dysphemistic swearing - Exact opposite of euphemism. Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18 1954 is a prominent Canadian - American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author The Stuff of Thought Language As a Window Into Human Nature is a New York Times best-selling book by Harvard experimental psychologist In Language, both dysphemism (from the Greek dys δύς "mis-" and pheme φήμη "reputation" and cacophemism Forces listener to think about negative matter. Using the wrong euphemism has a dysphemistic effect.
• Abusive swearing - for abuse or intimidation or insulting of others
• Idiomatic swearing - swearing without really referring to the matter. An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only . just using the words to arouse interest, to be showing off, and express to peers that the setting is informal.
• Emphatic swearing - to emphasise something with swearing. Emphatic consonant is a term widely used in Semitic Linguistics to describe one of a series of Obstruent Consonants which originally contrasted
• Cathartic swearing - when something bad happens like coffee spilling, people curse. Catharsis ( Κάθαρσις) is a Greek word meaning "purification" "cleansing" or "clarification One evolutionary theory asserts it is meant to tell the audience that you're undergoing a negative emotion.

Usage

A profanity will have an original meaning (which may change across time and language) which in itself may give some cause for offense. Additionally, many profanities will have applied meanings of their own, usually associated to their context and which therefore may vary significantly depending upon the intended purpose of the word in the sentence. For example, "fuck", a common (often considered strong) profanity in English, is a verb for the act of sexual intercourse and may be used literally in this sense. Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract It is also used in the context of an exclamation ("Fucking hell!") or to refer to acts of violence ("He really fucked that guy up. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes "), or to an error ("You fucked up again, you're fired. "). It can also be used to add emphasis to a sentence.

The diversity of these profanities and their multiple connotations is pointed out to attempted humorous effect in Troy Duffy's film The Boondock Saints, in which one character discovers a room full of assassinated Russian Mobsters and uses the word "fuck" as an adjective, a verb and a noun in one sentence. Troy Duffy (born June 8, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American director, Screenwriter and Musician The Boondock Saints is a 1999 action Crime drama film written and directed by Troy Duffy. In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the For English usage of verbs see the wiki article English verbs.

Rocco: Fucking. . . What the fuck. Who the fuck fucked this fucking. . . How did you two fucking fucks. . .
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Rocco: fuck!
Connor: Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.

The degree to which a profanity is offensive relies upon how the use of the word affects an individual. Some will consider the original meaning of a word (for example, the sexual act) to be offensive or a subject not fit for polite conversation (cf Ephesians 5:3 ". Described by William Barclay as the "Queen of the Epistles" the Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the Bible in the New . it is not right that any matters of sexual immorality or indecency or greed should even be mentioned among you. Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane or vulgar. ") while others will have no objection to these subject matters. Some will feel that certain words, having an established social taboo are simply offensive, regardless of any context; others will find profanities offensive mainly when used in a way deliberately intended to offend. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture

Furthermore, some may be in the habit of using profanity in order to seem cool. Cool is an Aesthetic of attitude behavior comportment appearance style and Zeitgeist. Thus, insults can even be used as terms of endearment. A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels Love or Affection.

A 2007 peer reviewed study by the University of East Anglia found that banning profanity in the workplace and reprimanding staff for using it could have a negative effect on morale and motivation. The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 According to the study, while swearing in front of senior staff or customers should be seriously discouraged or banned, in other circumstances it helped foster solidarity among employees and relieved frustration, stress or other feelings. ^[2]

Finally, profanities may cause offense, regardless of context, if they have some religious meaning which may cause their use to offend those who follow a particular religion. The original meaning of the term was restricted to blasphemy, sacrilege or saying the Abrahamic God's name (or an identifier such as Lord or God) in vain. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Such religious profanity is referred to as blasphemy.

As the concept of profanity has been extended to include expressions with scatological, derogatory, racist, or sexual interpretations, the broader concept of "politically incorrect" language has emerged, with religious meaning playing a varying role, and the more vague and inclusive interpretation blurring the distinction between categories of offensiveness. For the Coil album see Scatology (album. In Medicine and Biology, scatology or coprology is the study of This article is about meaning as it is studied in the discipline of linguistics Politically Incorrect was a late-night half-hour political Talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002 This modern concept of profanity has evolved differently in different cultures and languages. For example, many profanities in Canadian French are a corruption of religious terminology (the sacres), while many English obscenities tend to refer to sexuality or scatology. Canadian French is an Umbrella term for the varieties of the French language used in Canada. Religious terminology are the specialized terms used within the context of a particular Religion as largely self-contained Language system The literal translation of the French verb sacrer is "to consecrate" A term that functions as a profanity in one language may often lack any profane quality when translated into another language.

Western history

Terms of profanity have historically been taboo words. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture Some words that were originally considered profane have become much less offensive with the increasing secularity of society. Others, primarily racial or ethnic epithets, can be considered part of hate speech and are now considered more profane than they once were. Hate speech is a term for speech intended to degrade intimidate or incite violence or prejudicial action against a person or group of people based on their race, Gender

William Shakespeare hinted at the word cunt in Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Henry V: Hamlet makes reference to "country matters" when he tries to lay his head in Ophelia's lap; Malvolio has the salacious line (although the term cunt was an accepted euphemism for vagina in the early sixteenth century) "These be her very c's, her u's, and her t's, and thus she makes her great p's"; and the French Princess Katherine is amused by the word gown for its similarity to the French con. William Shakespeare ( baptised Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Ophelia is a Fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Interestingly, the word cunt, while retaining its original meaning in America, has changed in meaning somewhat in Great Britain in the past thirty years. Where American usage of the word mostly refers to either female anatomy or (in extreme cases) an ill-tempered woman, cunt in the UK has attained the status of a gender-neutral insult.

In the U.S. today and around the world, racial slurs are uniquely profane words in that they are highly offensive and hurtful. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is most clearly shown in the attention given to use of the word nigger, now effectively banned in American public discourse, although many African-Americans use the word nigga context is very important; thus, Americans of African descent might use 'nigger' in informal situations among themselves, without being considered offensive. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Nigga is a term used in African American Vernacular English that began as an Eye dialect form of the word Nigger (which is derived ultimately The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nigga is a term used in African American Vernacular English that began as an Eye dialect form of the word Nigger (which is derived ultimately Blacks are now becoming more sensitive to the word being used even amongst themselves and may still offend. The word in mention, in certain social groups, as a casual reference to black people is still in frequent use. Some mistakenly associate the unrelated word niggardly (meaning "stingy") with 'nigger. " ^[3] As with other types of profanity,Words such as faggot and fag, though incidentally sexual in nature, are considered highly offensive and derogatory toward gay people, yet have undergone similar changes to nigga when being used by the gay community. The most famous example of this is prominent Sex Advice Columnist Dan Savage originally having his readers send letters with the salutation "Hey Faggot". Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964, although he

Many of the words now considered most 'profane' are held to be so because they were created to insult and disparage a particular group (see pejorative terms). Terms of disparagement are Pejorative Words and Phrases which are either intended to be or are often regarded as insulting impolite or unkind Some of the targets of these words have however attempted to reclaim them and reduce their power as insults. Other ethnic slurs like coon, porchmonkey, tar baby, darkie (African-American), dottie (Indian/Pakistani), chink, gook (Asian), beaner, wetback, spick (Hispanic-American), guinea, wop, dago (Italian), honky, gringo, cracker (whites), heeb (Jewish), kraut (German -- used especially during World War II), sand nigger, raghead, towelhead (Sikh, or Arab in the US); and pejoratives like fattie, retard, and redneck or hillbilly aren't entirely profane at all times, but can be considered very offensive when used in the company of certain people, and not socially acceptable in polite settings or social situations. Tar-Baby was a doll made of Tar and Turpentine, used to entrap Br'er Rabbit in the second of the Uncle Remus stories Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United Dottie is the name of a Country music album by Country music singer Dottie West, released in 1978 Chink is an Ethnic slur for any person of Chinese descent It is also commonly used to insult people of general East Asian descent The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are or have been used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given Ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are or have been used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given Ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea Wop is an English Pejorative Ethnic slur for a person of Italian descent Honky, Honkey or Honkie is a predominantly American Derogatory Racial slur for White people. Gringo (feminine gringa) is a Spanish and Portuguese word used in Latin America to denote foreign non-native Heeb is a Jewish magazine aimed at young intellectual Jews The name of the magazine is a variation of the anti-Semitic Ethnic slur hebe The German word Kraut when standing alone in English is used most frequently as an ethnic slur against German people The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are or have been used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given Ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical "Adipose" redirects here For the Doctor Who monster see " Partners in Crime " Mental retardation is a generalized triarchic disorder characterized by subaverage cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors with onset before the age Redneck refers to a Stereotype of usually Rural, Caucasian (i Hillbilly is a term referring to people who dwell in remote Rural, Mountainous areas of the United States, primarily southern Appalachia and

The offensiveness or perceived intensity or vulgarity of the various profanities can change over time, with certain words becoming more or less offensive as time goes on. For example, in modern times the word piss is usually considered mildly vulgar and somewhat impolite, whereas the King James Bible unblushingly employs it where modern translators would prefer the word urine (2 Kings 18:27; Isa 36:12) or urinate (1 Sam 25:22, 25:34; 1 Kings 14:10, 16:11, 21:21; 2 Kings 9:8). The word cunt has seen a similar evolution; its ancestor—queynte—was not considered vulgar at all, but the word is now considered among the most offensive in the English language.

Profanity as blasphemy

The original meaning of the term was restricted to blasphemy, sacrilege or saying the Abrahamic God's name (or an identifier such as "Lord" or "God") in vain. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Profanity represented secular indifference to religion or religious figures, while blasphemy was a more offensive attack on religion and religious figures, and religious people considered it sinful. Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral Rule, or the state of having committed such a violation

Profanities in the original meaning of blasphemous profanity are part of the ancient tradition of the comic cults, which laughed and scoffed at the deity. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice ^[4][5] An example from Gargantua and Pantagruel is "Christ, look ye, its Mere de . The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua . . merde . . . shit, Mother of God. "^[6]

Severity

The relative severity of various British profanities, as perceived by the public, was studied on behalf of the British Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission, BBC and Advertising Standards Authority; the results of this jointly commissioned research were published in December 2000 in a paper called "Delete Expletives". The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication The Independent Television Commission (ITC licensed and regulated commercial Television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales It listed the profanities in order of decreasing severity, the top ten being cunt, motherfucker, fuck, wanker, nigger, bastard, prick, bollocks, arsehole, and paki in that order. Cunt ( IPA:/kʌnt/ is an English language Vulgarism referring generally to the Female genitalia. Motherfucker (also existing in countless contracted forms eg mofo muthafucka, or shortened to just "mother" is a common Insult and Profanity Fuck is an English Word that as a Verb, means "to have Sexual intercourse " Wanker is a Pejorative term of English origin common in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and British-influenced Nigger is a Noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a derogatory context to refer to Black people, and also as an informal "Bollocks" is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning " Testicles quot Asshole (or arsehole in British English) is Slang for the Anus and can be used to describe an unpleasant person The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are or have been used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given Ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical About 83% of respondents regarded cunt as "very severe"; 16% thought the same about shit and 10% about crap. Only about 1% thought cunt was "not swearing"; 9% thought the same about shit and 32% of crap. Shit is one of the most functionally diverse words in the English language, and is also one of the most frequently used nouns

International languages

International auxiliary languages are often assumed to have little or no profanity, but this varies from one language to another. An international auxiliary language (sometimes abbreviated as IAL or auxlang) or interlanguage is a Language meant for communication between people from The basic criterion for inclusion in Interlingua is widespread international use, and this can be as true of a profanity as any other word or phrase. Words can be included in Interlingua in either of two ways through regular derivation using roots and affixes or by establishing their eligibility as international words Interlingua is an International auxiliary language (IAL developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA Thus, expressions such as cunno (cunt), mierda (shit), and pipi (pee-pee) may be used in Interlingua. Culo (ass or butt) and its derivative incular (to butt-fuck) are also Interlingua expressions. Fottar (to fuck) is used much as in English, e. g. , "Fotta te!" ("Fuck you!") or "Mi auto es fottate!" ("My car is fucked!").

Profanity in different languages and religions

For reasons of differing cultural, linguistic and historical backgrounds, the profanities of different languages place emphasis on different subject matter. Here is a list showing the main emphases for some languages:

• Arabic: sacrilege/blasphemy, excrement, sex, homosexuality, gender identity, insulting female family members, animals, and reproductive organs. Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Gender identity (or core gender identity) is a person's own sense of Identification as Male or Female. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute
• Chinese: sex, insults to family members, cursing (e. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual g. , the Cantonese "Hum Gah Chan", which literally means "Hope Your Entire Family Dies").
• Czech: equating people with animals (ox, cow), reproductive organs, sex, prostitution, blasphemy
• Dravidian languages: Cursing (saavugiraaki implies that the recipient is about to die), questioning one's parentage. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages (including the four literary languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
• Dutch: reproductive organs, excrement, homosexuality, equating people with animals (most notably pig, dog and cow), diseases, racial and ethnic hatred, prostitution, mental illness and blasphemy supplemented with English swearwords. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
• English: sex, excrement, homosexuality, religion, incest, bigotry, racial and ethnic hatred, prostitution, reproductive organs, and questioning one's parentage. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute English has a very large assortment of words for a particular insult, e. g. wanker meaning someone who masturbates frequently.
• French: prostitution, homosexuality, excrement, racial and ethnic hatred. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials
• German: Equating people with animals, (eg. , Schweinehund), sex, excrement, Nazi terms. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• Indo-Aryan languages: insults to family members (especially incest). The Indo-Aryan languages (within the context of Indo-European studies also Indic) are a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Indonesian: sex, reproductive organs, excrement, equating people with animals (most notably dog and monkey), racial and ethnic hatred. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials
• Interlingua: sex, excrement, religion. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos
• Irish: religion (damnation, blasphemy), some sexual terms, some excrement. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Dammit redirects here to see the Opeth album see Damnation (album. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials
• Italian: blasphemy, some sexual terms, personal insults (e. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. g. "your mother").
• Japanese: sex, violations of politeness protocols, discriminatory language, mocking status, insulting intelligence, suggesting death of another. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Intelligence (also called intellect) is an Umbrella term used to describe a property of the Mind that encompasses many related abilities such as the capacities
• Korean: Impolite responses to people (especially family and authority), references to animals, sexual terms.
• Hebrew: Yiddish loanwords having sexual meaning, borrowed Arabic, sex, prostitution. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money.
• Norwegian: Predominantly religion and blasphemy in the south, more genitals and sexual acts with animals in the north. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute
• Polish: sex, prostitution, homosexuality, diseases, excrement, comparing people to pigs and dogs. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials
• Portuguese: sex, homosexuality, prostitution, reproductive organs, excrement. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials
• Russian: sex and foul language, excrement, mental illness, equating people with animals, ethnic hatred. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as Ethnic hatred, inter-ethnic hatred, racial hatred, or ethnic tension refers to feelings and acts of Prejudice and hostility towards an
• Scots Gaelic: sex, excrement, religion, English-Scottish tensions. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos
• Spanish: religion, incest, homosexuality, excrement, prostitution. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money.
• Swedish: religion, excrement, sex, homosexuality, blasphemy, prostitution use of English. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money.
• Welsh: sex, excrement, English-Welsh tensions. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products of Metabolism and other non-useful materials

Severity of profanity types in European languages

In European languages the three basic types of profanity (religious, sexual, and excretory) have differing levels of severity. The type generally considered worst is listed first, down to the type generally considered least offensive.

• French, Italian, Provencal: religious> sexual> excretory
• Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish: sexual> religious> excretory
• English: sexual> excretory> religious
• Welsh: excretory> religious> sexual
• Swedish: sexual> religious> excretory

Books containing famous uses of profanity

• Ulysses by James Joyce
• The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
• Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
• Various books by François Rabelais
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• Polish book "Szewcy" (Shoemakers) by S. Ulysses is a novel by James Joyce, first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the The Catcher in the Rye is a Novel by J D Salinger. First published in the United States in 1951 the novel has been a frequently Jerome David "J D" Salinger (born January 1 1919 (ˈsælɨndʒɚ is an American author best known for his 1951 Novel The Catcher in the Rye Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1982 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago Real estate David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American Author, Essayist, Playwright, Screenwriter and This is about the 1936 American Novel. For the film see Gone with the Wind (film Gone with the Wind is a 1936 American Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Marsh ( November 8 1900 – August 16 1949) popularly known as Margaret Mitchell was an American Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade A Duty-Dance With Death (1969 by Kurt Vonnegut, is a Post-modern anti-war science-fiction novel Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black I. Witkiewicz
• Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence (1928)
• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (1990)
• Hyperion by Dan Simmons(1989) in The Poet's Tale

See also

• Profanum
• Category:Profanity by language
• Category of English profanity
• Latin profanity
• List of ethnic slurs
• Mandarin slang
• Profanity in ASL
• Seven dirty words

References

Bibliography - sources

• Bakhtin, Mikhail. Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin ( Russian: Михаил Михайлович Бахти́н mʲɪxʌˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪʨ bʌxˈtʲin ( November 17, 1895 Rabelais and His World [1941]. Trans. Hélène Iswolsky. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993.
• Bulcke, Camille (2001), written at Ramnagar, New Delhi, An English-Hindi Dictionary (3 ed. ), S. Chand And Company Ltd. , ISBN 81-219-0559-1.
• Almond, Ian Derrida and the Secret of the Non-Secret: On Respiritualising the Profane Literature and Theology 2003 17(4):457-471; doi:10. 1093/litthe/17. 4. 457

External links

• "Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?": The Great Internet Swear-Word Project.
• Urban Dictionary: A slang/profanity dictionary with user-submitted definitions.