cunt and twat

The way I see it cunt is a complete sentence, as with life knob or dick isn't always enough, it needs something to accompany it

bitch, slut, slapper and whore are (in my view) almost as offensive as cunt. Twat is certainly offensive for many, but as was evident, from that radio studio sitution with David Cameron, for some it is clearly of similar level as knobhead, prick, or twit.

I heard a piece on *>> R4 Front Row

Thanks LRD, I don't think I'll be able to look at 'quaint' in quite the same way again. :o I agree it's a strong word. It's an ugly word for a beautiful part of the body. In my opinion anyway. Hope that makes sense.

Nicholas, I think it will be the Latin because jokes about the Latin word exist in English-made books so much (and before the Vikings IIRC).

I like 'cunt' because it is a good strong word with a nice, non-medical sound (vulva and vagina sound very 'medical' to me .. nothing wrong with that but it is good to have words that are not medical terms). And a 'queynte' (=cunt) used to mean a pretty, nice, 'quaint' thing, which I think is really cute.

Twat doesn't bother me as a term but I don't have strong feelings about it either.

I have taken to saying "i'd call you a cunt but you don't have the warmth or depth"

The C word (no I won't even type it) is a hard guttural sounding word, maybe that is why it sounds worse that twat.

Maybe it's about how the word sounds?

I don't like the c word, it has nasty connotations to me. Twat is ok, I think it's all about personal preference.

I don't like the c-word because it sounds ugly and harsh. Almost like people spit it out. People who use it don't come across well I think, and I find it hard to respect people who use swear words in public. I mean, the world can be ugly enough without adding to it and so when people do, I just think it sounds a bit nasty.

I always thought it came from Norse and came over with the Vikings. A quick Google shows it could have done, but the Latin word cunnus meaning vulva is another possibility, ans is cuneus, meaning wedge, from which we get cuneiform (wedge shaped). So yet another attempt to educate myself leaves me even more baffled. :o

I thought they were both latin in origin.

"Vagina" is often misused to avoid saying "vulva", but what does "cunt" mean, anatomically? It seems to be either, depending on context.

So we have to go to Latin for precision that's missing from Anglo-Saxon.

Same here Susie, I detest those words that objectify in a negative manner. There isn't a male eqivalent either, which is a bit shit.

I love all swear words. I probably say, 'what a twat' a lot but I also use male genitalia words all the time too.

Cunt is another favourite, although I can't think I use it vey often. I just like saying it for the cat's mouth response it gets. Our admin staff at work are a bunch of middle aged women that will say, 'ooh I hate the c word', so I say it to annoy them.

Ah now bitch, slag, slapper, and slut bother me much more it seems so derogatory towards women !!

I hate both of those words. Then again I can't stand any bad language DP and I never swear it just seems pointless. xx

I used to be really down on my fellow men for using "cunt" and then more of my female friends started using it. However I think like many things, context is everything...... I have problems with bitch for precisely the way that cowboysgal and bejeezusWC do.

However are we more relaxed about language? I mean I wouldn't ever use the "N" word under any circumstance, I doubt many here would.

Twat and twatty I use a lot, cunt I am more restrained with as I still see it as a really rude word.

It's wrong that I just read this thread and giggle every time I read a swear word

poo wee bum bottom fart cunt twat dick knob arse

that was just gratuitous for all the other puerile posters

Those words don't bother me in the slightest, never have. I think they have a male equivalent 'dick' 'knob' cock' regardless of how much of an insult some may deem them to be.
The swear word that I personally cannot bear is 'bitch' as I have always found that it's a word directed only towards women and it's often used to negatively describe qualities in women that are admired in men.

I loathe the use of "cunt" as an insult. I have too many memories of the vicious way it was used against women in the past.

And i do think that younger women sometimes get a bit over excited about using it.

But I am a dinosaur.

twat doesnt bother me - I use it most days Cunt - I find a little bit rude - that's not to say I wouldnt use it - but I reserve it for dramatic situations where twat isn't insulting enough!

I've never thought of twat as having a meaning, it's just rude.

Cunt I hate! I don't want that part of my body being used as the rudest word generally used.

Fuck is a brilliant word nice and gender inclusive (and since fucking is fun, it can't be all bad)