Is it the Sound, or the Sense, that makes this one word so Verboten?
Whether it is true or not, matters not - but many years ago I read somewhere, that in Merry Olde England, when a criminal was placed outside in a wooden stockade, for a sexual crime committed, that there was a placard or sign hung by him, which read:
"For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" - even if untrue , I always felt that it was a reasonable and perhaps creative explanation for the origin of the "F' word.
Although my Dictionary says that the origin of the word 'ACRONYM' - a word formed by the initial letters of other words - comes from the 1940's, and the Greek 'akron' - 'end, tip' + onuma 'name' on the pattern of 'homonym' - could this Forbidden word really be the very First Acronym? Something to think about - eh Wot?
How come one may Say something costs a Buck -
And that’s perfectly Acceptable?
And a certain bird is called a Cuckoo -
The origin or base for calling a man a Cuckold,
When his mate is ‘Playing Around” or Unfaithful.
Then, there’s the waterfowl, known as a Duck,
Who waddles in the mire and Muck.
We take that word and ‘goo’ - and make Guck.
Huckaback is a strong linen or cotton fabric used for Toweling,
And a ‘Fare Thee Well” wishes one Luck!
“Buck Up!” is to Cheer someone On,
Or - a horse may “Buck Off” a Rider.
And a lowly Soldier is a Buck Private - and a Male:
Hare, Rabbit, Ferret, Rat, or Kangaroo is a Buck!
But we musn’t say the “F” word - Why Does That Suck?
A tightly packed crowd of people is a Ruck.
Derived from the Norwegian ‘ruke’ - or Heap of Hay,
But avoid the term for a “Roll in the Hay” or a “Lay!”
Yet, the use of the Phonetic ‘ph’ seems to be Okay -
Or Cutesie, as in - “AAW - PHUCK!”
A black disk of Hard Rubber is a Puck -
The central object of Hockey, a Game that runs Amuck -
A variant spelling of Amok - rushing in a Frenzy.
That’s another good word, meaning:
Hysteria, Mania, Euphoria, Delirium - even - Ecstasy!
This, comes to us from the Greek - ekstasis -
‘Standing outside oneself’ - which Today -
Is a Hallucinatory Drug - abbreviation - MDMA.
“The Agony and The Ecstasy” both a Book, and a Movie -
Might well also describe quite nicely - an Orgasm!
This, we all know, is the Climax of Sexual Excitement,
Characterized by feelings of Sublime Pleasure,
Especially in the Genitalia, and accompanied by Ejaculation!
From Greek - orgasmos - from Organ ‘SWELL or be excited.’
This gives a totally Different meaning to ‘ Organist!’
Then, there’s another Wonder of Wonders - TUCK!
As in: Tuck in your Shirttail - or Tuck the kids in bed -
Or: gather or pleat a Skirt or Dress - Nip and Tuck -
From Middle Dutch, tucken ‘pull sharply.’
Or - “He tucked His little __ into Her tight __ !”
Which brings us to the Finale of Yuk, or Yuck!
An exclamation to express strong Distaste or Disgust, as in:
Ick, ugh, yeck, blech, phew, gross, EEEW -
Like in the song lyrics - “I can’t go for THAT, Oh No!”
But a FEW of us DO - Quench the Quest in a Queue!
This programmed, self-paced lesson focuses exclusively on the use of postpostions (ga and (w)o) with grammatical objects in the Japanese language without wavering or getting off track in the labyrinth of Japanese syntax and other grammatical issues.
Practical guide for learning to speak basic Japanese; lessons to get you started and guide you into using and learning the Japanese language in a natural environment; to include an introduction into Japanese culture to help you understand the languag
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