▲ 1030 ▼ ard (mander.xyz) submitted 8 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 102 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 41 points 8 months ago (5 children) As is every insult permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) I think in English there is also: Comparing the subject to an animal, such as a dog. Slurs for various minorities. Names for 'vulgar' body parts, or the act of sex itself. Names for human waste products. Literal 'curse words', such as "damn" or "hell", which imply the subject will go to, or just allude to the existence of, the Christian hell. Literal swears, as in oaths. This is pretty rare in modern English aside from "I swear to god... ". The word "gadzooks" is actually a minced version of "God's Hooks" (the nails used in the crucifixion), which was probably shortened from "I swear on God's Hooks". Its pretty funny how something that was probably deadly serious in the past has been diluted so much that now only cartoon characters say it. Literal profanity, as in invoking the holy in an improper context. This has a lot of overlap with the previous two categories. I don't really know anything about linguistics, but these seem like the categories to me. In addition to the "alludes to the sexual impropriety of the subject (if female) or the subject's mother (if male)" category. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (3 children) “Yer daddy was a 2 pump chump!” Edit: Not sure how that comes back to “mom’s a whore” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) Because she clearly needed more than two pumps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most people do. Not her fault permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago -the barista staring blankly at me in hopes that I'll just answer how much mocha syrup I wanted- permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) I think in English there is also: Comparing the subject to an animal, such as a dog. Slurs for various minorities. Names for 'vulgar' body parts, or the act of sex itself. Names for human waste products. Literal 'curse words', such as "damn" or "hell", which imply the subject will go to, or just allude to the existence of, the Christian hell. Literal swears, as in oaths. This is pretty rare in modern English aside from "I swear to god... ". The word "gadzooks" is actually a minced version of "God's Hooks" (the nails used in the crucifixion), which was probably shortened from "I swear on God's Hooks". Its pretty funny how something that was probably deadly serious in the past has been diluted so much that now only cartoon characters say it. Literal profanity, as in invoking the holy in an improper context. This has a lot of overlap with the previous two categories. I don't really know anything about linguistics, but these seem like the categories to me. In addition to the "alludes to the sexual impropriety of the subject (if female) or the subject's mother (if male)" category. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (3 children) “Yer daddy was a 2 pump chump!” Edit: Not sure how that comes back to “mom’s a whore” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) Because she clearly needed more than two pumps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most people do. Not her fault permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago -the barista staring blankly at me in hopes that I'll just answer how much mocha syrup I wanted- permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) Because she clearly needed more than two pumps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most people do. Not her fault permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago -the barista staring blankly at me in hopes that I'll just answer how much mocha syrup I wanted- permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most people do. Not her fault permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago -the barista staring blankly at me in hopes that I'll just answer how much mocha syrup I wanted- permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago -the barista staring blankly at me in hopes that I'll just answer how much mocha syrup I wanted- permalink fedilink source parent