History of the word 'fuck'

[Mr. Peanuts]

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had
consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone
wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had FUCK (Fornication Under Consent of the King) written on it.

Interesting stuff.

[Awesome]

nevermind

[Noah]

cool story :up:

[Pandagirl!]

Interesting....

[dchao]

lol! I want a doorhanger like that!

[cundor]

I find it hard to believe that...

[Mr. Peanuts]

c'est vrai

[Fit of Rage]

You realize that a lot of people in the english countryside could have had sex anyway with noone being the wiser, right? Silly british laws.

[Pan]

This is very creative story, but if its true I'd laugh I would of thought the word FUCK came from a racist term to whores.

[Liquid Blue]

You crazy British people.

[Mr. Peanuts]

You realize that a lot of people in the english countryside could have had sex anyway with noone being the wiser, right? Silly british laws.

Well yes.. This was before 1000s I think

[Jerome Scuggs]

so how did it come from being an acronym to being a verb/noun

[Troll King]

BS.

Firstly, the origins of the word "fornication" excludes acts between husband and wife; it was used only to describe sex acts between people who are not married. If the king really wanted to limit the number of babies being born, he would first limit it to married couples, and they wouldn't have been considered to be "fornicating".

Second, acronyms were uncommon up until the 20th century. In the time period where this origin story is supposed to take place, few people were literate enough for acronyms to even be considered.

If you want a more believable theory, try googling the word "gxddbov".

[Amok]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Main Entry: pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·n o·co·ni·o·sis
Pronunciation: 'n(y)ü-m&-(")nO-"&l-tr&-"mI-kr&-'skäp-ik-'sil-i-(")kO-väl-'kA-nO-"kO-nE-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·n o·co·ni·o·ses /-"sEz/
: a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust



Just thought that was cool....

[Displaced]

This is very creative story, but if its true I'd laugh I would of thought the word FUCK came from a racist term to whores.

im just being an ass again

but whores arent a "race", thus it cant be a racist comment.. a derogatory one perhaps, but i cant see billybob on the cornfields shouting "paw, lets go fuck us some hookers!"