Is there an official list of curse words

[machomuu]

I'm just wondering because apparently there is a word I say that is considered a swear by some, and I'm trying to figure out if there's an official list to prove if it is or not.

 

[DigitalDeviant]

I don't know of any, I think what is considered offensive can vary by culture.

 

[Ikki]

I don't know of any, I think what is considered offensive can vary by culture.

There sould be at least a list for curse words in a typical English speaking country.

 

[m3rox]

Why don't we move this to EOF, and start our own list?

 

[Snailface]

This actually led to broadcast decency laws in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words

Edit: I can't say "Tits"? Monkat is turning in his grave!

 

[KingdomBlade]

Varying cultures.

Bitch, Fag, and Bastard in particular have very real meanings.

This actually led to broadcast decency laws in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words

Aaaah, George Carlin. You shall forever be remembered for this.

It was actually expanded into 200 words.

 

[The Catboy]

I found this
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_swear_words

 

[machomuu]

Well in that case, "dick" is okay to say. Well, maybe not okay, but not a swear/curse. That's really the only word I needed to know.

Thanks

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[Vulpes Abnocto]

I'm guessing this is related to the term "bastard".

It's mostly a matter of how it's used.
All about the context.

 

[machomuu]

I'm guessing this is related to the term "bastard".

It's mostly a matter of how it's used.
All about the context.

Well actually the word was "dick". I only say Bastard when referring to the sword.

 

[yuyuyup]

tiddy bear

 

[ChaosZero816]

The lists given don't even look like its half-complete.

And I thought there were 13 swear words.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

There is no "official" list. Obviously there are the main words that are universal I think like f*ck and sh*t. But I don't think there is an actual list. It basically just up to whoever is interpreting it if it's a swear to them or not.

 

[SamAsh07]

Why would there be a list? That too official

Well as far as I know, none.

 

[FAST6191]

An item you might be looking for is called a profanisaurus. http://www.milkinfirst.com/dictionary/profanisaurus.htm . Sometimes a regular dictionary will have "INF" in there to indicate such a thing but a straight up list might be harder to find.

As others have said it varies where you go and I would not chance calling a policeman various things.

 

[cwstjdenobs]

I do believe in the UK the only word you can't say on telly is

Spoiler

cunt

So that means the English, who invented the language, only really count that as a swear word I guess.

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

For reference, here's a swear that won't be on any lists, so keep this one in mind.

"Your mother is a *BEEEEEEEEP*ing *BEEEEEEEEP* lorem ipsum *BEEEEEEEEP* admitum venium *BEEEEEEEEP* trrraguna *BEEEEEEEEP* hippopotamus *BEEEEEEEEP* republican *BEEEEEEEEP*ing Daniel Radcliffe *BEEEEEEEEP* with a bucket of *BEEEEEEEEP* in a castle far away where no one can hear you *BEEEEEEEEP* soup *BEEEEEEEEP* with a bucket of *BEEEEEEEEP* Mickey Mouse *BEEEEEEEEP* with a stick of dynamite *BEEEEEEEEP* magical *BEEEEEEEEP* alakazam!"

 

[stinkoman]

An item you might be looking for is called a profanisaurus. http://www.milkinfirst.com/dictionary/profanisaurus.htm . Sometimes a regular dictionary will have "INF" in there to indicate such a thing but a straight up list might be harder to find.

As others have said it varies where you go and I would not chance calling a policeman various things.

Profanisaurus sounds like a very pissy dinosaur.

 

[Blaze163]

An item you might be looking for is called a profanisaurus. http://www.milkinfirst.com/dictionary/profanisaurus.htm . Sometimes a regular dictionary will have "INF" in there to indicate such a thing but a straight up list might be harder to find.

As others have said it varies where you go and I would not chance calling a policeman various things.

Profanisaurus sounds like a very pissy dinosaur.

We have a profanisaurus in our house. I got it for my dad a few Father's Day's ago. It's hilarious.

Incidentally it's not just TV that takes a dim view of people saying c*nt here in England. Apparantly calling a customer one to their face means you have an 'attitude problem'. Bloody political correctness gone mad.

 

[Maid-chan]

For reference, here's a swear that won't be on any lists, so keep this one in mind.

"Your mother is a *BEEEEEEEEP*ing *BEEEEEEEEP* lorem ipsum *BEEEEEEEEP* admitum venium *BEEEEEEEEP* trrraguna *BEEEEEEEEP* hippopotamus *BEEEEEEEEP* republican *BEEEEEEEEP*ing Daniel Radcliffe *BEEEEEEEEP* with a bucket of *BEEEEEEEEP* in a castle far away where no one can hear you *BEEEEEEEEP* soup *BEEEEEEEEP* with a bucket of *BEEEEEEEEP* Mickey Mouse *BEEEEEEEEP* with a stick of dynamite *BEEEEEEEEP* magical *BEEEEEEEEP* alakazam!"

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