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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[-] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

At least the "serving cunt" meme has supercharged America's acceptance towards the word. Live in the south and have heard more people say it in public in the past year than ever before.

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