Capt. Havoc wrote:
> Actually, you're both wrong, but foxie is a little bit less wrong. "Fuck" is derived from the German word "frichen" (sp?), which means "to strike" (as foxie stated in a different way. As with many foreign words ported to English, the pronunciation of the word was marred a bit. The sexual connotation came from the inevitable thrusting of sex, which could be described as a striking motion.
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> I've heard another interesting theory: that fuck is actually an acronym. In England, the king had the ultimate authority over the law, even over the church. While it was against church law to have sex outside of marriage, the king could grant a pardon to couples who wished to do so. This came to be known by the acronym F.U.C.K. (Fornicate Under Consent of the King). Most likely just a myth, but still rather interesting, don't you think?
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> -Capt. Havoc
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the way I heard the urban legend was that it was written in the
charge sheet of a rape suspect, where the crime was so heinous that they
couldn't ever write down the word. So they used the ancronym.
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
--Dale
Received on Fri Mar 10 2006 - 20:52:37 CST