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• Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language is the word "FUCK"
  
  
• It is the one magical word, which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate.
  
  
• In language, "FUCK" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John FUCKed Mary) and intransitive (Mary was FUCKed by John). It can be an active verb (John really gives a FUCK) or a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a FUCK); or an adverb (Mary is FUCKing interested in John), and as a noun (Mary is a terrific FUCK). It can be used as an adjective (Mary is FUCKing beautiful).
  
  
• As you can see, there are very few words with the versatility of "FUCK".
  
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• Besides its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:
  
  
• Greetings; How the FUCK are you?
• Fraud; I got FUCKed by the car dealer.
• Dismay; Oh, FUCK it!
• Trouble; Well, I guess I'm FUCKed now.
• Aggression; FUCK you.
• Disgust; FUCK me.
• Confusion; What the FUCK...?
• Difficulty; I don't understand this FUCKing business.
• Despair; FUCKed again.
• Incompetence; He FUCKs up everything.
• Displeasure; What the FUCK is going on here?
• Lost; Where the FUCK are we?
• Disbelief; UnFUCKingbelieveable.
• Retaliation; Up your FUCKing ass.
• Telling time; I have to work till 5 o-FUCKing-clock.
  
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• It can be used in an anatomical description -- "He's a FUCKing asshole."
• It can be used to tell time -- "It's five FUCKing thirty."
• It can be used in business -- "How did I wind up with this FUCKing job?"
• It can be maternal -- as in "MotherFUCKer".
• It can be political -- "FUCK Bill Clinton."
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• General Custer's last words: "Where did all them FUCKing Indians come from?"
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• "What the FUCK was that?" -Mayor of Hiroshima
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• "That's not a real FUCKing gun." - John Lennon
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• "Who's gonna FUCKing find out?" - Richard Nixon
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• "Heads are going to FUCKing roll." - Anne Boleyn
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• "Any FUCKing idiot could understand that." - Albert Einstein
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• "It does so FUCKing look like her!" - Picasso
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• "How the FUCK did you work that out?" - Pythagoras
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• "You want what on the FUCKing ceiling?" - Michaelangelo
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• "FUCK a duck." - Walt Disney
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• "Scattered FUCKing showers my ass." - Noah
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• "I need this parade like I need a FUCKing hole in my head." - J.F.K.
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• And last, but not least, the immortal words of the Captain of the Titanic: "Where is all this FUCKing water coming from?"
  
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• The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word. How can anyone be offended when you say FUCK?
  
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• Use it frequently in your daily speech; it adds to your prestige.
  
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• Tell someone "FUCK YOU today!"
  
  

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