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marieToo -> RE: What is a swear word you might use when having a very bad day? (2/3/2007 6:56:03 AM)
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ORIGINAL: NorthernGent
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ORIGINAL: acissej
I'm in the motherfucker camp. There is another variation of fuck I like, but it might be considered a TOS violation to mention it here. Oh well.
Are motherfucker and son of a bitch Italian derived? I'm thinking of English equivalents and we don't use a third person in our swear vocabulary.
It's always very personal to the person:
e.g. You really are a wanker, aren't you. (throw in a spot of patronisation for added effect).
So, serious question: are the above two generated by Italian-Americans? if not, where does involving mothers in a set-to come from?
I doubt it. I mean, anyone who would hurt their mother in any way shape or form would generally be regarded as the worst son of a bitch who ever lived. Thats where Im guessing that Motherfucker come from. As we know, fuck doesnt always mean to fuck someone in the physical sense, it can be used to describe having been done wrong. ie "that car salesman really fucked me". So anyone who would "fuck" their mother would be the worst kind of person who ever lived. Also...Son of a bitch---Which is basically calling your mother a bitch....again, its about the worst thing you can do is call someone's mother a nasty name.
Im not sure why you would associate these "motherly" type profanities with Italians. Though italians do often hold their mothers on a saint-like pedestal, I think it's more universal than anything.
I'm a full blooded Sicilian and often we swear in the italian language, except when we're really pissed off at someone, in which case we usually say something like---"You Son of Mnottertail".
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