|
poisonous, civil rights, thug, donna powers, personal essay, craig coyne, thug life, james gandolfini, makaveli 2000, television, 2 pac mp3, by jane anderson, stupid games, 2 pac video, comedy video, scholar, adult eclectic music, gale harold, slavery, barbara bush,
|
the British hbo home video T.V. comedy series hbo home video Red Dwarf, the word "smeg" is used in place of the word "fuck". Secondary meanings As with other swearwords and taboo words, or intensifiers, fuck is often not used in its original, literal meaning. Rather, it is an intensifier expressing nothing but the speaker's strong emotional involvement (often negatively, but not necessarily: e.g. "fucking hbo home video good" is a rude way of saying "very good"). In the book Practical English Usage, the two meanings of the word are clearly illustrated by juxtaposing the sentences:What are you doing fucking in my bed? What are you fucking doing in my bed?The first sentence means "Why are you copulating in my bed?", while the second merely emphasizes the sentence "What are you doing in my bed?". The second usage is more common than the first. In the former usage, emphasis will more often than not be put on fucking, to convey that it is the literal act of copulating.
|
