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what makes a cuss word a cuss word? ? ?

i mean whats the difference? who made them a cuss word i wonder

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Society decides that. At one point, you couldn't even refer to a woman's "leg", but as something else

  • 5 years ago

    a cuss word is just any word deemed inappropriate by your bond group. These are just frond upon and it is believed that you are less mature or refined if you use them. A "curse word" is a word actually used towards another person, these are words that show anger or make threats or defame a person. All the bible refers to is using the lord's name in vain - by which it means silly ways, or ways that are for ill use - such as god damn you - I have no right to ask the lord to damn you, and I am using it in anger to take vengions out - this would be wrong according to the bible - however, since I am an ordained reverend, I do have the power to banish 1 soul to hell.

  • 1 decade ago

    Cuss is slang for "Curse". Think about the word in those terms. Curse as in "witches" way back in time. To be "damned". "Damned" was a "curse" word back in that time. Now we say "Damn It" a "cuss" word. Some words are invented to be "cuss" words like "F K". I don't know where that arrived from but I know its a "cuss " word.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Society's disapproval makes it a cuss word.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Society. Times change and words that were unacceptable become acceptable sometimes. There are certain words, though, that are considered offensive in our culture. Maybe another culture would not be bothered by them but we, as a society, view them as offensive.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Moral righteousness

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The force and intent with which you use it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    F*cked if I know.

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