How many do you know????

[spongebob]

how many words are in the english language that would deem to be swear words , bad words or inapropriate words?

[MrPedantic]

How many words are there in the English language that might be considered swear words, "bad" words, or simply inappropriate?

Hmm.

I can think of 47.

(I'm not counting the "inappropriate" ones, as every word might be inappropriate, in the right context. Or even the wrong context.)

MrP

[Ouisch]

47?! George Carlin only came up with seven! I'm going to start hanging out with Mr. P. and his cool friends!

[Tdol]

Being British, I got over the fifty barrier, but then we are proud of our swearing.

[Ouisch]

Now my curiosity is piqued. Perhaps I don't read enough gents room wall graffiti, but I cannot come up with that many swear words. (Of course, I'm a lady, and the gents room thing was strictly by accident... )

Anyway, are you also counting things like nicknames for body parts as swear words? (For example, there are several dozen slang terms for a woman's breasts, but only one of them is verboten by the FCC.) Or strictly words that cannot be said on television? What are your criteria? (And yes, even counting mild epithets like H-E-double hockey sticks I'm still having trouble coming up with 47 or 50....)

[MrPedantic]

<...over the 50 barrier...>

(Now you know why this forum is blue, Ouisch.)

MrP

[Tdol]

Ouisch, in the UK, Viz have published the 3rd edition of the Roger's Profanisaurus, the 'king of swearing dictionaries', which now boasts a mind-boggling 8,000 rude words and phrases. I have to confess, or boast, that one of the entires was a vulgar term that I made up and submitted.

[Ouisch]

Ouisch, in the UK, Viz have published the 3rd edition of the Roger's Profanisaurus, the 'king of swearing dictionaries', which now boasts a mind-boggling 8,000 rude words and phrases. I have to confess, or boast, that one of the entires was a vulgar term that I made up and submitted.

I'm adding this tome to my bookstore shopping list! And congrats, tdol, for such creativity and recognition! (Mum must be proud... )

[MrPedantic]

Ouisch, in the UK, Viz have published the 3rd edition of the Roger's Profanisaurus, the 'king of swearing dictionaries', which now boasts a mind-boggling 8,000 rude words and phrases. I have to confess, or boast, that one of the entires was a vulgar term that I made up and submitted.

You too?

[Tdol]

I'm adding this tome to my bookstore shopping list! And congrats, tdol, for such creativity and recognition! (Mum must be proud... )

I couldn't quite tell whether she was proud or being sarcastic.