Ep. 6- History of Swear Words | An SLP Perspective on Swearing

This episode contains the use of swear words and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion and do not listen if offended my swearing.

Oh how I've missed releasing a weekly episode. Thank you for waiting patiently as I get my sh*t together.

Join me today as I dive deep into the history of swearing, the root of the most commonly used swears, and what research has to say about swearing overall.

For more information, please visit sources cited for this episode:

• History of Swear Words on Netflix- hosted by Nicolas Cage

• Stephens & Robertson (2020) “Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words”

• https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/by-gods-bones-bad-words-in-the-middle-ages-were-nothing-like-todays

• https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-history-of-swear-words-where-the-and-do-they-come-from

• https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/all-the-ways-dick-became-a-word

• https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/fuck 

• https://www.elle.com.au/culture/cunt-18502 

• www.etymonline.com
• urbandictionary.com