The "C" swear word

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Following on from my first ever post 🙈. I know I'm now going to get it. But... is the c word acceptable in everyday conversation? Ive read posts where it's just everyday language to some which I find bizarre. We're all adults but...thoughts please. Btw I'm waiting for the c rhyme/jingle/song.

I'd look down on anyone that said it in RL

I reserve it for Jeremy Corbyn.

I swear, but I don't drop cunt into everyday conversation. It has its uses, but I don't have much use for it, if that makes sense.

I keep hearing it's a term of endearment in Scotland. Not the part I come from. I don't use it myself either.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpa4eaLS30A

Micky Flanagan talked about “ casual cunting “ in relationships.

I used to live in a part of Scotland where "a right good cunt" was the highest accolade. A "bad cunt" was a dangerous psychopath not to be crossed.

Cunt. Cunt cunt cunt. Cunt Cunt Cunt Cunt Cunt Cunt.

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuunt.

Thanks OP, I needed that.

I've never used it, family and friends don't, and I really don't like it. Having said that, I feel ok with other women using it - it's their choice. Use of it by men and boys offends me.

I find cunts that get cunting offended by cunts that cunt regularly are the same cunts that have very little else in their cunting lives to cunting worry about.. the cunts.

Besides.. why should one cunt adapt their behaviour an stop cunting when another cunt is unwilling to cunting adapt theirs and ignore cunting?.. cunts.

@ManyCrisps I was just BF my baby and woke her back up with my silent shaking laughter at your post

www.breakingnews.ie/discover/i-speak-irish-foul-mouthed-comedian-on-irelands-colourful-affection-649548.html

Cunt is a great word.

I can understand how some people find it offensive, but I think it can change so much based on the tone, how you phrase it and the relationship you have with the person you're saying it to.

I also like variations of cunt too, such as:

'Cuntish' is a nice way of saying that someone is acting like a cunt, but they're not necessarily a full-on cunt e.g. "that was a very cuntish thing to do"

'Cunty-bollocks' is a nice term of endearment "Come here and give me a hug, ya old cunty-bollocks" but can also be used to describe when someone is talking out their arse "Did you hear what Steve said in that meeting? What a load of cunty-bollocks"

I hope Klutzy is a woman or I'll have to be offended

Favourite swear word. I use it a lot.
My friend from New Zealand refers to people as ‘good cunts’

BlackBeltInChildWrangling

Nope.. I'm a cunting man cunt. Sorry.. hope you're not too cunting offended..

It's not my favourite, even though I swear quite liberally.

I just don't say it.

Only on Mumsnet have I ever found the C word is acceptable to use - I was brought up where it wasn't 'common' to swear in front of children yet grew up with a miner for a dad and working class family - he respected women and never swore in front of us (slated for I'm sure blah blah equality/why are women 'speshul')

I've passed that on - I was also brought up that it's the epitome of vulgar to call someone the 'c' word so even if someone swore, to use that word they were classed as scummy.

Though do realise times have changed and some think it's ok now - never ok IMO, just nasty eww

Not just offended, Klutzy, superior too

I see it written far more than I hear it said and I work in a school.

I think it needs to remain taboo in spoken language generally otherwise it loses its power.

Largely agree OyetheBumbler but when occasionally spoken (or sung with gusto & entirely devoid of shame) as ably demonstrated by the likes of Mr Wilson it has a certain therapeutic power imo :)

One more for the road......

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5Kq0hJwzY

I used to be horrified at anyone using the... 'c' word.

Since MN, it's totally lost its edge and is now just another word.

I still only reserve its use for genuine cunts though.

Not a word I would ever use in real l8mife or hear other people use around me. Would not be seen as acceptable at all. On mn it's totally different.

"I'd call you a cunt but you have neither depth nor warmth"

I'm old, not accustomed to use it in normal parlance but have used it literally in private forever.

I have never used it and I can’t remember ever hearing it. I am 74 and have 3 ds and 5 dgs (9-21).
I don’t like the idea of female genitalia being used to swear.
I first read the word in LCL many years ago ago. Otherwise MN seems to be its home.

Very common in Scotland, where it is generally employed as a term of affection

Maybe in some parts of Scotland but not everywhere! I hate the word, find it really offensive and don't think I've ever used it either spoken or typed. Yes it's just a word yadda yadda but really, isn't there something else you could say instead?