why swear words exist

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Why do we have words that we “aren’t supposed to say”? What decides what makes a swear word a bad word?

It can’t be meaning, because “poop” is fine and
“shit” is not. Or “sex” or “ruin” is fine, but “fuck” is not.

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vulgarities and obscenities have always existed and changed over the years adapting to new cultural norms.

if enough people decide a word is inappropriate for daily use; or only used by “low class” people than that’s how society at large will see the word.

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