Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend and we started to talk about my blog. As I explained the point of my bog to her, I shared with her that there was one particular word that I had been wanting to write about because you hear so many people using it for shock value. Without even telling her, she knew exactly what I was talking about because she too knew many individuals who dropped it in for shock value.
The f-bomb!!!
How many times a day do you hear someone use it? "F" this or "F" that. It has become one of those words in society that people use so interchangeably that the meaning of the word has gotten lost! I have always understood it to be slang for sex, when I dug around I found more than a few humorous explanations. First, way back when, you needed the King's permission to make babies. Once you had his permission, you were given a sign to hang on your door (cause we all know how important it is for everyone to know your business) "Fornication Under Consent of the King". Another site linked its beginning to Colonial times and the oldest profession (for those of you who do not get that...prostitution). Stating that it stood "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" and a sign was hung on the stock where the prisoner was held. What's my point, it boils down to this: it is just slang for sex! So next time you let it drop, replace it with the word sex and see how much sense you are making! NONE!
Yes, I am completely aware that people use it in all kinds of context. I however, through the course of writing my blog have come to a different understanding and look at roots of words and their original meanings, not the meanings modern society has given to them. I use to be one of those people who dropped it in there (just about every other word), but it has been well over 20 years since I have last uttered the word and surprisingly my vocabulary gets along fine without it! So, if you are around me and drop it in there for whatsoever reason, don't be surprised if I start to laugh! After all, it's about having the smarter mouth!
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