Why are English cuss words so sexual/private? "Get your **** together." Was a slave from like 1400 forced to like... do something with their poo? 'f' this F that. "f... my life." idk how you can intercourse your own life. Why do we still use these words in such strange ways about things???
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Classy people don't use that kind of language.
curtisports2
Language is constantly evolving. The British vulgarism 'take the piss' out of someone does not mean to literally insert a catheter and withdraw urine. That's been around since the 1930s, at least.
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Slang is different from vulgarities. The dictionary says: "Slang is a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people."
Cuss words are in another bag altogether.
Doctor P
People Who Are Not Confident Always Use such words
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-words-people-who-are-not-confident-always-use.html