Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site oliven.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!oliveb!olivee!oliven!hawk From: hawk@oliven.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes,net.nlang Subject: Re: Origin of `fuck' Message-ID: <545@oliven.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 18:55:07 EDT Article-I.D.: oliven.545 Posted: Mon Sep 17 18:55:07 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 08:49:57 EDT References: <203@tekigm.UUCP>, <4208@fortune.UUCP> <1575@proper.UUCP> Organization: University of Waikiki Lines: 17 Keywords: `fuck', etymology, acronyms It comes from an old Germanic verb `ficken/fucken', to strike or penatrate, whose slang meaning was to copulate. Thus. `fuck' did not orginate as a police blotter acronym for "for unlawful carnal knowledge" or form any such acronym or colorful modern origin as some popular stories would have us believe. Awe, you spoilsport. :-) rick -- [hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix]!oliveb!oliven!hawk -- [hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix]!oliveb!oliven!hawk