This section needs additional citations for verification. The word appears not to have been taboo in the Middle Ages, but became taboo towards the end of the eighteenth century, and was then not generally admissible in print until the latter part of the twentieth century.
Use of the word as a term of abuse is relatively recent, dating from the late nineteenth century. The earliest known use of the word, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, was as part of a placename of a London street, Gropecunt Lane, c. The term has various derivative senses, including adjective and verb uses.įeminist writer and English professor Germaine Greer argues that cunt "is one of the few remaining words in the English language with a genuine power to shock". However, in Australia and New Zealand it can also be a neutral or positive term when used with a positive qualifier (e.g., "He's a good cunt"). Reflecting national variations, cunt can be used as a disparaging and obscene term for a woman in the United States, an unpleasant or stupid man or woman in the United Kingdom, or a contemptible man in Australia and New Zealand. It is used in a variety of ways, including as a term of disparagement.
Cunt ( / k ʌ n t/) is a vulgar word for the vulva or vagina.
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