I think this was splendid example of the good in not censoring dictionaries. I didn't have a a clue about the origin of the word. I think it is great that the wikipedia could be used to clear up the (unclear) root of the word.
OTOH isn't it common for dictionaries to mark words as vulgar? This mark could be used for the thesaurus to (as an option) filter vulgarities from the list of suggested synonyms, without having completely different dictionaries. /$ 2005/11/20, Hodgins Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Just did a bit of pokin' (fikkin'?) around about this. > > >> OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. > > > > Garbage. > > I am corrected. Thank you. > > >> Fokken: to hit > > > > Fact. > > Fact, yes, in a narrow sense, since it also could mean bang, rub, penetrate, > copulate, "be" OR "become" refering to procreation. Check out > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck > > OR > > From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fuck > > The earliest examples of the word otherwise are from Scottish, which > suggests a Scandinavian origin, perhaps from a word akin to Norw. dial. > fukka "copulate," or Swedish dial. focka "copulate, strike, push," and fock > "penis." Another theory traces it to M.E. fkye, fike "move restlessly, > fidget," which also meant "dally, flirt," and probably is from a general > North Sea Gmc. word, cf. M.Du. fokken, Ger. ficken "fuck," earlier "make > quick movements to and fro, flick," still earlier "itch, scratch;" the > vulgar sense attested from 16c. > > Lotsa possible origins. You gotta love languages, eh? > > Rob > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
