Linguistic styles of men and women in the area of sexual language were explored.. Similarly, males listed over different words, whereas females listed over In both instances, the vocabularies were rich, descriptive, and extensive. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Rent this article via DeepDyve.

Early editions of Shakespeare's plays sometimes ignored or censored slang and sexual language. But the First Folio reveals a text full of innuendo and rudeness. Here are some examples of slang or sexual language which were clearly understood by Shakespeare's original audiences, but may be less obvious to audiences today. Take heed of him: he stabbed me in mine own house, and that most beastly.

That's where this ample list of synonyms comes in handy. Even so, various forms of the word, primarily in its nonliteral, slang senses, have increasingly crept into casual use, not only as spontaneous expletives of shock, horror, or anger, but also as verbal tics and common intensifiers, mere indices of annoyance or impatience or even pleasant surprise: Where are my fucking keys? What the fuck is taking so long? This is fucking awesome!