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  2. Hypoalgesic effect of swearing - Wikipedia

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    Effect. The effect has been described as being a form of stress-induced analgesia, with swearing due to a painful stimulus being a form of emotional response. [2][3] However, it is as yet unclear how swearing achieves the physical effects that have been described in the research. Swearing in response to pain may activate the amygdala which in ...

  3. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  4. Git (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Git / ˈɡɪt / is a term of insult denoting an unpleasant, silly, incompetent, annoying, senile, elderly or childish person. [1] As a mild [2] oath it is roughly on a par with prat and marginally less pejorative than berk. Typically a good-natured admonition with a strong implication of familiarity, git is more severe than twit or idiot but ...

  5. 79 People Share The Most Hurtful Words They’ve Ever Received

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    Image credits: Ernigirl #9. I had a theatre teacher/“director” pull me aside after a show that I totally spaced a queue/line (it honestly was a super insignificant line, and the other actor ...

  6. Bloody - Wikipedia

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    In Singapore, the word bloody is commonly used as a mild expletive in Singapore's colloquial English. The roots of this expletive derives from the influence and informal language British officers used during the dealing and training of soldiers in the Singapore Volunteer Corps and the early days of the Singapore Armed Forces .

  7. Seven dirty words - Wikipedia

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    A follow-up routine, titled "Filthy Words" (featured on his album Occupation: Foole) sees Carlin revisiting the original list and admitting that it is not complete, proceeding to add the words "fart", "turd", and "twat" to the list; rock band Blink-182 would allude to this in their song Family Reunion.

  8. Let’s talk about some words that trigger white people - AOL

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    Never mind that they throw “Black” and “the Blacks” around like hacky sacks. Their lack of self-awareness is on full display every time they lose it when you mention someone’s race is ...

  9. Formula 1: Drivers association speaks out against FIA's ... - AOL

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    Formula 1’s Grand Prix Drivers Association issued a statement Thursday asking for better and more respectful treatment from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA has ham-handedly attempted ...