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Poll: ORIGINS of words like word F.U.C.K .. Did you know..?

ORIGINS of words .. Did you know..?

In ancient England, people could not have sex

without consent from the King.

When people wanted to have a child,

they had to solicit permission to the monarchy,

in turn they would supply a plaque to

hang on their door when they had sexual relations.

The plaque read ..

“ Fornication Under Consent of the King” (F.U.C.K.).

This is the origin of the word.

When the English settlers landed in Australia,

they noticed a strange animal that jumped

extremely high and far.

They asked the aboriginal people using

body language and signs trying to ask

them about this animal.

They responded with “Kan Ghu Ru”.

The English then adopted the word kangaroo.

What the aboriginal people were really trying to say was

“we don’t understand you”, “Kan Ghu Ru”.

During historic civil wars,

when troops returned without any casualties,

a writing was put up so all can see,

which read ‘0 Killed’.

From here we get the expression O.K.,

which means all is good.

Update:

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I like those things although sometimes there are so many stories that you never know which is true ........ like that it was actually

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    Unlawful

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    Knowledge

  • 5 years ago

    Its talked approximately as dialect, individuals who talk same language yet pronounce words in a different way, greater often than no longer stay in one in all a type aspects of the rustic. ny as an occasion, they're asserting concerns completely staggering from human beings in Chicago.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Most swear words are viking curses

  • Possum
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    All three stories are false.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    That is really interesting!

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    sex is good

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