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| '''Cunt''' is an ] ] most commonly used in reference to the human ] or ] and, more generally, the pubis, from the ] to the ]. The earliest citation of this usage, circa 1230, is in the '']'', referring to the ] street known as "]"; as the word "cunt" has been incorporated into the ] and ] of nautical and other occupational traditions. | |||
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| Generally, ''cunt'' is considered an ] word, and therefore greatly ], although, as with all verbal ], some speakers regard it as merely ] or even a term of endearment. Calling someone a 'cunt' is generally considered very offensive. | |||
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| ''Cunt'' is sometimes used as a nonspecific ] ] in referring to either sex (in ], specifically male; the ] defines ''cunt'' as "a despicable man"). Its usage as vulgar ] is, however, a relatively recent development, the earliest citation dating from 1929.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. | |||
| The term also has various other uses (see ] below). | |||
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| ==Etymology== | |||
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| '''''Cunt''''' derives from a ] word (Proto-Germanic ''*kunton''), which appeared as ''kunta'' in ]. The Proto-Germanic form itself is of uncertain origin.<ref></ref> In ] it appeared with many different spellings such as ''queynte'', which did not always reflect the actual pronunciation of the word. There are ]s in most Germanic languages, such as the ], ] and ] ''kunta'', ] ''kunte'', ] ''kut'', and German ''kott''. While ''kont'' in Dutch refers to the ], ''kut'' is considered far less offensive in Dutch speaking areas than ''cunt'' is in the English speaking world. | |||
| The ] of the ] term is disputed. It may have arisen by ] operating on the ] ] ''*gen/gon'' = "create, become" seen in ], ], ], ], ], or the Proto-Indo-European root ''*g<sup>w</sup>neH<sub>2</sub>/guneH<sub>2</sub>'' = "]" seen in ]. Relationships to similar-sounding words such as the ] ''cunnus'' (vulva), and its ] ] ''con'', ] ''coño'', and ] ''cona'', have not been conclusively demonstrated. Other Latin words related to ''cunnus'': ''cuneatus'', wedge-shaped; ''cuneo'' v. fasten with a wedge; (figurative) to wedge in, squeeze in, leading to English words like '']'' (wedge-shaped). | |||
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| ==Vulgarity and offensiveness== | |||
| In certain circles the word is considered merely a common ] with an often ]ous ]. For example, in Australia, Ireland and among some Europeans who speak ], the word may be used as a colloquial term of ] (e.g., in such phrases as "You're a funny cunt!" or "Sick cunt!"). Moreover, there is an increasing number of instances of the term both in print and in speech, usually in derogatory reference to a person rather than to the anatomical part.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
| ==Usage: pre-20th century== | |||
| ''Cunt'' has been in common use in its anatomical meaning since at least the 13th century. It did not appear in any major ] of the English language from 1795 to 1961, when it was included in '']'' with the comment "usu. considered obscene". Its first appearance in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' was in 1972, which cites the word as having been in use since 1230 in what was supposedly a current ] street name of "]." | |||
| The word appears several times in ] ] (c. 1390), in ] contexts, but it does not appear to be considered obscene at this point, since it is used openly. A notable use is from the ] "Pryvely he caught her by the queynte." The ] also uses this term, "For certeyn, olde dotard, by your leave/You shall have queynte right enough at eve . . . What aileth you to grouche thus and groan?/Is it for ye would have my queynte alone?" In modernised versions of these passages the word "queynte" is usually translated simply as "cunt" . However, in Chaucer's usage there seems to be an overlap between the words "cunt" and "quaint" (possibly derived from the ] for "known"). "Quaint" was probably pronounced in ] in much the same way as "cunt." It is sometimes unclear whether the two words were thought of as distinct from one another. Elsewhere in Chaucer's work the word ''queynte'' seems to be used with meaning comparable to the modern "quaint" (charming, appealing). | |||
| By ] day, the word seems to have become obscene. Although Shakespeare does not use the word explicitly (or with derogatory meaning) in his plays, he still plays with it, using ] to sneak it in obliquely. In Act III, Scene 2, of '']'', as the castle's residents are settling in to watch the ], Hamlet asks Ophelia, "Lady, shall I lie in your lap?" Ophelia, of course, replies, "No, my lord." Hamlet, feigning shock, says, "Do you think I meant ''country matters''?" Then, to drive home the point that the ] is definitely on the first ] of ''country'', Shakespeare has Hamlet say, "That's a fair thought, to lie between maids' legs." Also see '']'' (Act II, Scene V): "There be her very Cs, her Us, and her Ts: and thus makes she her great Ps." A related scene occurs in ''Henry V'': when Katherine is learning English, she is appalled at the "''gros et impudique''" English words "]" and "]," which her English teacher has mispronounced as "''coun''." Presumably Shakespeare intends to suggest that she has misheard "foot" as "''foutre''" (French, "fuck") and "coun" as "''con''" (French, "]," although literally "cunt"). Similarly ] alludes to the obscene meaning of the word without being explicit in his poem ''The Good-Morrow'', referring to sucking on "country pleasures". | |||
| The 1675 ] '']'' also features such wordplay, even in its title. | |||
| By the 17th century a softer form of the word, "cunny," came into use. A well known use of this derivation can be found on the 25th October 1668 entry of the diary of ]. He was discovered having an affair with Deborah Willet: he wrote that his wife "coming up suddenly, did find me imbracing the girl con my hand sub su coats; and endeed I was with my main in her cunny. I was at a wonderful loss upon it and the girl also....". | |||
| ''Cunny'' was probably derived from a pun on '']'', meaning "]", rather as ''pussy'' is connected to the same term for a ]. (]: "A pox upon your Christian cockatrices They cry, like poulterers' wives, 'No money, no coney.'") Largely because of this usage, the word ''coney'' to refer to rabbits changed ] from short "o" (like ''money'' and ''honey'') to long "o" (''cone'', as in ]), and has now almost completely disappeared from most ] of English; in the same way the word "pussy" is now rarely used in America to refer to a cat. | |||
| ==Usage: modern== | |||
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| ====Referring to women==== | |||
| In referring to a woman, ''cunt'' is a derogatory or abusive term, often considered the most offensive word that can be used in this context. It can imply that the named person is extremely nasty and unpleasant in a way that exceeds the vehemence of the word '']''. In the film '']'', the central character McMurphy, when pressed to explain exactly why he doesn't like the tyrannical Nurse Ratched, says: "She's something of a cunt, ain't she, Doc?" It can also imply that women are useful only for having vaginas and thus serve no purpose save sexual gratification. Comedian ] uses the word to describe ] and ] in his 2004 stand-up comedy album titled '']''. '' I saw this ad for electric scissors during an episode of "]." Which is a show that glorifies these two rich, giggling cunts, who have no respect for anyone, and get away with anything.'' | |||
| It is sometimes used, somewhat less abusively, in vulgar reference to supposed female inferiority: "Why should I let some dumb cunt tell me what to do?" | |||
| In typical North American slang, the word '']'' implies an aggressive nature, whereas the word '']'' typically implies weakness. Although ''cunt'' is synonymous with ''pussy'', in terms of connotation, it is more closely related to the word ''bitch''. | |||
| In 2004, ] president ] fanned the flames of a ] rape case when, during a deposition, she was asked if she thought "cunt" was a "filthy and vile" word. She replied that it was a "swear word" but had "actually heard it used as a term of endearment". A spokesperson later clarified that Hoffman meant the word had polite meanings in its original use centuries ago. In the rape case, a CU football player had allegedly called female player ] a "fucking lovely cunt". | |||
| ====Referring to men==== | |||
| Whilst normally derogatory in the USA, in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and to a lesser extent, the UK, it can have an informal comic quality and even be used as a term of endearment. Like the word '']'', use between youths is sometimes not frowned upon. For example, the phrases "How about I buy you a beer, you big cunt?" or "He's a good cunt" can be easily taken without any offence and quite possibly with a hint of affection. | |||
| ====Usage in England==== | |||
| The word cunt still mainly remains the one word in the English language that is considered more offensive than ''fuck'' - this can be largely attributed to its history as a misogynist instrument, a history that elevates its offensiveness above that of rival "four-letter words". It is, perhaps, the only term that is offensive as both a sexual swear word and a politically incorrect one. | |||
| ====Usage in Scotland and Ireland==== | |||
| ''Cunt'' is used extensively in Ireland and Scotland in a non-derogatory way to simply refer to a person when no insult is intended. For example, "Any cunt kens that!" or "That poor old cunt was just minding his business when the ] ran over him" or "there's no cunt here," to mean "there's no one here." Or, as the character Francis Begbie says in the film '']'': "It's fuckin' obvious that cunt wair gaunnae fuck some cunt". In Ireland there is also the diminutive "cunteen". | |||
| However, to address someone as cunt with no words added to indicate any warmth between people, eg. "hey cunt", "c'mere (come here) cunt" would be considered very aggressive. As in many other countries it is the context of the words use that makes the difference. | |||
| Using it in a offensive way For example, 'Fuck off you toy cunt this is Dycel bitch!' used in a vulgar way. | |||
| ====Usage in Australia==== | |||
| Is quite similar to that of Scotland and Ireland. Usually it is a term of endearment, rather than an insult, such as between friends: "Hey, ya fucking cunt." or "You know me mate, I'm just a fucking cunt.". Occasionally it is used to describe inanimate objects or activities such as "This cunt of a car." or "That's one cunt of a job you're doing there, mate.". Or to describe situations: "Well this is a cunt of a mess we've gotten into.". And in some circles it is used to refer to a person (who specifically revels in other people's dismay) as "'''The Cunt'''", followed by a long string of chanting "CuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCuntCunt" upon his entrance to any room. | |||
| ====Usage in the United States==== | |||
| While a small cohort of Anglophilic Americans are aware of the term's much reduced offensiveness in Scotland, Ireland, England, and Australia, the word cunt remains in America the one word that is so offensive as to be customarily unspeakable. The usage is quite different from other English-speaking countries; in the United States the word solely refers to a woman's genitals or to the woman herself. It is typically used hatefully to refer to the woman herself: "I'm going to kill that cunt for cheating on me." Referring to the ], it is rarely but occasionally used by men telling tales: "And then she spread out that cunt for me." The word is rarely used in mixed company. | |||
| The word is occasionally used by females to refer to their own genitalia, sometimes as a form of ] and occasionally as a standard term preferred over the undignified '']'' and the clinical '']''. | |||
| ====Referring to inanimate objects==== | |||
| ''Cunt'' is used extensively in Australia, Ireland and also in some parts of Scotland as a replacement ], more commonly among males and the working classes, similar to the use of '']'' or ''son of a bitch'' among some Americans in extremely casual settings. For instance, "The cunt won't start," in reference to an ]; or "Pass me that cunt," meaning "Pass me that item I need"; or "Those cunts down the road," referring to people in the vicinity. When used in this sense, the word does not necessarily imply contempt nor is it necessarily intended to be offensive. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
| ====Other uses==== | |||
| The word is sometimes used as a general ] to show frustration, annoyance or anger. "I've had a cunt of a day!" or "This is a cunt to finish." | |||
| Australians have a habit of pairing the word with another to give a more specific meaning and cunt-rash (visible disorder of the female genitalia, again normally a general insult). The phrase "sick cunt" is sometimes used as a compliment by such sub-groups as Australian ]s; (Ironically, this term, though having become common ] ], originated within non-] groups—particularly those of ] descent—who combined their use of the term "sick" with what they saw as a typically Aussie expletive.) | |||
| ''Cunt'' may also be used as an acronym to describe a stupid person, body of people, or thing. C.U.N.T. can stand for: "Can't Understand Normal Thinking," and is used this way in the Southeastern United States. "C U Next Tuesday" has been used in England as well. This term is often responded to with the phrase "or The Wednesday After That" to spell out the word T.W.A.T. | |||
| A modern derivative ], ''cuntish'' (alternatively, "cuntacious"), meaning frustrating, awkward, or (when describing behavior) selfish, is increasingly used in England and has begun to appear in other regions, such as Scotland and Ireland. Another one, gaining popularity amongst clubbers, is ''cunted'', meaning incoherent, intoxicated, or exhausted. | |||
| ''Cunting'' is routinely used as an ], much like ''fucking''. It can also be used as a slang term for 'criticism' i.e "Did you see the cunting he got for saying that?", possibly a derivative of ''slagging'' or ''slagging off'' used in British slang. | |||
| The word ''cunty'' is also known, although used rarely: a famous line from ]'s '']'' is the definition of ] by a ]i immigrant as "eating hot buttered toast with cunty fingers," suggestive of hypocrisy and a hidden sordidness or ] behind the country's quaint ]. The term was originally attributed to British novelist ] . | |||
| There are also other forms of the vernacular such as "King Cunty" and "Cuntis Maximus" that are used by a small group of Australians that implies a term of respect or leadership. ''Cuntox'' is employed as a term of derision. | |||
| Also used in the expression "I'll cunt you up," meaning "I'll make you look like a cunt" (i.e., through physical or verbal ]). Another phrase originating in London is "cunted in the bastard" meaning to have been hit in a non-specific area of the body. | |||
| The term "sad cunt" has gained popularity recently in areas of Ireland and Australia. It is believed to have initiated from the complimentary slang term "mad cunt". The pervasiveness of this term is intensified through the juxtapositoning of the adjectives ''sad'' and ''mad''. "Sad cunt" is effectively the opposite of "mad cunt" and is used to direct shame onto someone who has committed an act unbecoming of good citizenship. | |||
| The term is now adapted to suit a number of situations, particularly for youth involved in the alternative music scene in England. ''Cunted'' can mean to be extremely under the influence of drink and/or drugs. "Going cunting" means going out looking to pick up girls, as an alternative to "going on the pull", and a pun on the word ''hunting''. | |||
| ==Feminist viewpoints== | |||
| Some ]s seek to reclaim ''cunt'' as an acceptable word for the female genitalia, in the interest of removing the power associated with its use. Some abhor the word and regard it, based on its more recent connotation, as degrading and ]. It has also been suggested that ''vagina'' is equally offensive as it literally means "]" in Latin , and is in any case incorrect as a term for the external female genitalia. | |||
| Some reject an exclusively negative connotation as inherently sexist towards women, and claim that insult is an inappropriate usage for a word used to epitomise femaleness. | |||
| Critics of the word claim that the lack of any comparable term for the male genitalia demonstrates a profound cultural contempt, not only for specific females, but for women in general. Defenders of the word argue that terms for male genitals ''are'' used in an equally insulting way, though they claim the degree of this "equivalence" differs between English speaking cultures (examples include '']'', '']'', '']'', "utter balls" (or '']'') , etc). However, these words generally aren't held to be as offensive or taboo as ''cunt''. Despite these criticisms, there is a small movement amongst some feminists that seek to reclaim cunt as an honorific, in much the same way that '']'' has been reclaimed by ] people . Proponents include ] in her book, '''', and ] in her monologue "Reclaiming Cunt" (from "]"). | |||
| The word was similarly reclaimed by ] who used it in the title story of "]"; a female character describing female genitalia in a pornography book: “her cunt a split fig below the great globes of her buttocks”.<ref>Angela Carter, ''The Bloody Chamber'', (London: Vintage, 1979 (1995)), p16 ISBN 0 09 958811 0.</ref> | |||
| More recently, ], who had previously published a magazine article entitled ''Lady, Love Your Cunt''<ref>anthologized in Germaine Greer, ''The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings'', (1986)</ref>, discussed the origins, usage and power of the word in the BBC series '']'', which examines the etymology of many English words and phrases, most especially those whose origins have limited written evidence (required to be included as citations in the ''Oxford English Dictionary''). Greer suggests at the end of the piece that there is something precious about the word, in that it is now one of the few remaining words in English that still retains its power to shock. | |||
| ==Breaking taboo== | |||
| The taboo status of the word has been the cause of many deliberate challenges: in January 2005, the BBC courted controversy after it broadcast '']'' on British television. The performance included the phrase "cunting, cunting, cunting, cunting cunt" (a description of the Devil). This echoed appearances in well-known US movies and TV shows, such as '']'' and '']''. The horror movie, '']'', included three uses of the word ("cunting hun", "cunting daughter", and "goddamned cunt" are all uttered) and the ] film '']'' saw a female character referred to as "your crusading cunt of a wife", while Ricky Roma (Al Pacino) says to Williamson (Kevin Spacey), after the latter has just spoiled a lucrative deal for Roma, "You stupid fucking cunt, you idiot!" in '']''. The word was used repeatedly in the 1996 film '']'' and also in ]'s novel on which it was based. In the latter case, the word is used so indescriminately and in all contexts that its offensive qualities become gradually neutralized. | |||
| The critically acclaimed HBO TV shows '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' also make frequent use of the word; and two episodes of the sitcom '']'' ("Beloved Aunt" and "The Shrimp Incident") are devoted to the comical repercussions of its inadvertent use. Another HBO program '']'', featured an episode ("Flowers for Kim") revolving around Louie ruining his entire weekend by calling his wife a cunt. Notably, in the ''Oz'' episode ]'', the word was used 8 times in one minute. | |||
| In '']'', the memorable scene when ] meets ] for the first time, she has to walk past several cells full of the most psychotic criminals known to humanity. One nasty individual - "Multiple Miggs" - comes up to the bars of his cell and says to Agent Starling "I can smell your cunt." | |||
| "I, myself, cannot." replies Lecter when told of the claim. In versions of the film edited for TV the word is dubbed with the word ], removing almost entirely the disturbing aspects of the encounter, from Clarice's viewpoint. | |||
| The 2002 film ] has ] portraying a chimney sweep who sings "The Golden Song" with the line "a kick in the cunt". The word is used 5 times in the song. | |||
| Ed's casual use of the word in ] - "Can I get any of you cunts a drink?" - is cited by Liz as an example of one of the problems in her relationship with Shaun, despite the fact that Ed's usage is clearly not intended to offend - he thinks he's being friendly. | |||
| The climax of '']'' - the dying Bill makes some affectionate remarks to the Bride but concludes that she "can be a real cunt." In '']'', the Mayor of New York states "You're a magnificent cunt, aren't you, Miss White," to ]'s character, Madeliene White. Finally, the movie '']'' highlights phrase: "Shut that cunt's mouth or I'll come over there and fuck-start her head," in the opening sequence. | |||
| ] ] and ] are often credited with having made the word more acceptable and accessible in the ] in the 20th century through their ] dialogues. In one sketch from 1976 called "This Bloke Came Up To Me", the word is used 31 times in the course of two minutes. | |||
| The first time the word was used on television was by ] in 1970 on the '']''. It was ] who first said on television the much-copied line "They say you are what you eat. I'm a cunt." | |||
| Some 30 years later, it was used by the ] ] while being interviewed live about her role in '']'' in the UK daytime programme '']''. | |||
| It was used extensively in the New Zealand cult TV series "]". Of particular note is host Danny Parker's weekly closing line "I'll see you cunts next week". | |||
| The black metal band ] printed a shirt depicting a nun masturbating with a crucifix on the front, and on the back, in big white letters, reads: "JESUS IS A CUNT". This shirt has sparked much controversy, mostly in their home country of ], where a fan was arrested for wearing it in public, as was their former drummer in Russia. They continue to print the shirt, championing their right to free speech. | |||
| The UK Channel 4 series Peep Show in 2007 used the word to describe getting drunk. "Lets get cunted". | |||
| Australian comedy musician ] alleges that, whilst visiting ] on his world tour, he was told by the Canadian government that due to the high level of taboo surrounding the word, he was not allowed to say "]" in Canada. It is unknown whether this was an order or a suggestion. Whatever the case, Kevin made a note of this and walked onto the stage in ] and the first song he sang was his now somewhat infamous ''You Can't Say Cunt In Canada''. | |||
| ==Variants and derivatives == | |||
| Various ]s, ] forms and ]s derive from or signify "cunt". | |||
| ===Spoonerisms=== | |||
| *''Cunny Funt'' - An amusing individual | |||
| *''Cunning Runt'' - ] derived from the ] of a well-known joke: What's the difference between a tribe of pygmies and a girl's track team? The tribe is a bunch of cunning runts... | |||
| *''Condescending Runt'' is used by Linda La Hughes in ]. | |||
| *''Cunning Stunt'' - Originally from a dirty joke: What's the difference between a circus and a strip club? The circus has a bunch of cunning stunts... "]" is also the name of a ] CD/Video compilation release. However it first appears as an album title by the English band Caravan ]who released "Cunning Stunts" in July 1975 | |||
| * ] introduced a female character in his TV shows, which aired during "family viewing time", called Cupid Stunt and got away with it. | |||
| *] has appeared around ] at times claiming, ''"John Hunt is a Coward",'' a spooneristic reference to the Australian prime minister, ]. | |||
| * British Comedian Al Murray hosted a comedy game show called "Fact Hunt", originally a cameo feature in his show "Time gentlemen please" | |||
| ===Acronyms=== | |||
| *''Cambridge University Netball Team'' - This may be apocryphal that this ever existed as a title, also: | |||
| *''City University of Newcastle upon Tyne'' did exist at its inception, but was only noticed when the stationery was produced... | |||
| *''Caring Understanding Nineties Type'' - As in "He's not so much a ''Sensitive New Age Guy'' (SNAG) as a ''Caring Understanding Nineties Type'' (CUNT)." | |||
| *''See you next Tuesday'' - '''C''' '''U''' '''N'''ext '''T'''uesday. Originating from the ] area, but now having more widespread use, especially within the south of England. An example of usage would be: "Oh that bloke is such a see you next Tuesday". (It must be noted, however, that not many situations arise where one would want to refer to another as a cunt and not use the term itself.) Other versions include "See you next time" and "Catch you next Tuesday" (the latter appearing in an episode of "]") | |||
| *'''''C'''an't '''U'''nderstand '''N'''ormal '''T'''hinking'' - "That woman has a problem, she just can't understand normal thinking". | |||
| *''"'''C'''ivilian '''U'''nder '''N'''aval '''T'''raining."'' - US Naval term. | |||
| *''"'''C'''omputer '''U'''ser, '''N'''on-'''T'''echnical"'', ''"'''C'''omputer '''U'''ser '''N'''eeds '''T'''raining"'', ''"'''C'''ompletely '''U'''nqualified '''N'''on-'''T'''echnical '' '''S'''taff"'' - Used in the information technology field, referring to unsavvy users. | |||
| *''Clark Unleashed Nineteen Tigers'' - reference to 80s BBC travelling lion tamer Daniel Clark. | |||
| * In '']'', a Scottish comedy programme, a character was wearing a shirt which spells C.N.U.T, which makes fun of F.C.U.K shirts (French Connection United Kingdom) | |||
| *'''C'''ommittee for '''U'''nstigmatised '''N'''ationally '''T'''elevised '''S'''wearing - Used in the ] swearing special | |||
| *''Citizens Uniting Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety'' - On a billboard in the PlayStation Portable Game, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | |||
| *''Curtin University of New Technology'' - supposedly the name initially proposed for ] in Perth, Western Australia. | |||
| * ''Critical Update Notification'' - the initial name for the Microsoft Windows Update engine, introduced with ]. The agent was therefore often referred to in Microsoft literature as the ''Critical Update Notification Tool''. This term was eventually dropped in favour of '']'', although references to it can still be found on Microsoft web sites. Whether this is due to Microsoft's realisation of the resultant acronym is unknown. | |||
| ===Puns=== | |||
| *''See You, Auntie'' - When said aloud in a North American accent, the speaker sounds as if he's spelling "cunt". Published in the liner notes of ]'s album, ]. | |||
| *'']'' - a normal-sounding ] which when said quickly can sound like "''my cunt''". Used in a scene from the movie ], and also a character in the ] radio comedy ]. It is also used in a scene of the book Trainspotting. The ] may have originated and come into popular use, with the "Tube Bar" infamous prank phone calls. | |||
| *''Eric Hunt'' - when said quickly can sound like "''hairy cunt''". | |||
| *"Cunt-ry music loving lady" - from comedy series '']'' | |||
| *"Cunt-ry Girl, take my hand..." Primal Scream's ] | |||
| *The punk band ] say something similar on their song "Together on the sand" when the singer says "I had my finger up her, country music played on the radio" | |||
| *"Country matters" - from Shakespeare's ], as described above | |||
| *''Mick Hunt'' - ] curator | |||
| *TV comedian ] made a number of jokes based around the word. In the second series of BBC 2's 'I'm Alan Partridge,' a scene featured a South African businessman, who had the line, "Alan - you can't," to which ] replies, " well there's no need for that!" - playing on the sounding of the word 'can't' when spoken in an Afrikaans accent. In one of Coogan's stand-up routines, as 'Paul Calf', he comments, "They call Jean Claude Van Damme the Muscles from Brussels. Well they do the same with me..... I come from a place in Yorkshire called Munt" | |||
| *In the mid-90s, comedian Jasper Carrott - during his mainstream BBC 1 show - commented, whilst talking about cult figures - "Some people have called me a cult..... at least that's what I think they said." | |||
| * ] famously defined ''countryside'' on ] as the act of 'murdering ]'. | |||
| * Also in 'Chewin the Fat', a man would be out walking with his young son and would pass someone, for example, in an expensive cabriolet with the music blaring, and say, "Some people can and some people can't. He's a can't" (Sounds like "cunt" with a ] accent) | |||
| * In ], Donna and Gaz are perusing erotic novels when they come across ]. However, Gaz helpfully informs Donna that 'it doesn't say Count' | |||
| * English Country Tunes by ] composed in 1977, the title being a play on the words 'English Cunt re: Tunes'. | |||
| * Two lines from the animated series ], where Brian is talking to Quagmire about what's written on the side of his winnebago: | |||
| Brian: "Isn't there an 'o' in 'country'?"<br> | |||
| Quagmire: "Nope!" | |||
| * In ], ] imitates James Blunt singing ] including the alternate words; "And Morrissey keeps telling me James Blunt is rhyming slang". | |||
| * As recalled by former ] prime minister ]: | |||
| <blockquote> | |||
| Never in the House did I use the word which comes to mind. The nearest I came to doing so was when ], a member of the cavalleria rusticana, was raving and ranting on the adjournment and shouted: "I am a Country member". I interjected "I remember". He could not understand why, for the first time in all the years he had been speaking in the House, there was instant and loud applause from both sides. | |||
| </blockquote> | |||
| * ] used a variation of this same gag on BBC TV's ]. "Stuart Adamson was a Big Country member... and we do remember" | |||
| * See You in Toledo, euphemism used on radio's "The ] Show" | |||
| * On a first season episode of '']'' about Liz being called a word assumed to be "cunt" by a co-worker, an unrelated storyline has Tracy telling Jack, "see you in ]." | |||
| * On the TV program ], the main character tells his brother to "get rid of the Seaward" (which is the name of a boat), while their mother overhears and assumes he is referring to her, as "the C-word". | |||
| * In Donald E. Westlake's "Help I Am Being Held Prisoner," the main protagonist is Harry Koont, generally misheard as hairy cunt, even though Harry helpfully explains that Koont has an umlaut over the o's, thrusting forward the tips of two fingers "as if blinding a midget." | |||
| * Western Australia alternative rock band 'The Sunday Cunts' is one of only a few bands to include the word 'Cunt' in the name of the band. | |||
| ===Rhyming slang=== | |||
| Various ] forms, which are considered only mildly risqué | |||
| * ''Berk'' - short for "]". "Berkshire Hunt" | |||
| * A "little ''All Quiet On The Western"'' was a phrase used by Australian TV personality ], employing rhyming slang (from ]). | |||
| * '']'' - in reference to the 60's ] and ] forward. | |||
| *"Isaac Hunt" - another name that sounds like I's a cunt/I say cunt, or in colloquial slang in Northern England, sounds like 'He's a cunt' (pronounced '''eye'''s a cunt') | |||
| * '']'' - actor popular in the Seventies.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>Anonymous ''Dirty Cockney Rhyming Slang'' Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. ISBN 1-84317-035-3</ref> | |||
| * '']'' - very new ] gaining acceptance in the ]. "''He's a bit of a ]''", may refer to the singer's irritant value as much as to the rhyme | |||
| * "Robert Munt" - New rhyming slang, popular in the south east of England after the well known and notorious butcher Robert Munt. Many people now use the term "Munts" as a more polite way of referring to somebody as a "cunt" also the term "Robert" is used as in "He is such a Robert". | |||
| * "Struggle and Grunt" Used in the movie Green Street | |||
| * "]" Australian television fishing personality as in "What rhymes with punt and smells like fish?" | |||
| * "] and ]", commonly abbreviated to "dropkick" (originated in ]). Example: "That bloke's a dead-set drop kick." | |||
| ===Colloquialisms=== | |||
| The term '''cunt hair''' can be used to signify a very small distance; an expansion of 'to move it a hair'. Slight variations may include 'red cunt hair' or RCH, or 'blonde cunt hair'. A chef may refer to vegetables being sliced 'thinner than a cunt hair' or a mechanic may direct a colleague to move a piece of equipment 'to the left just a cunt hair.' {{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
| ===Others=== | |||
| *''Acid cunt'' a term of endearment used among those attending raves or other events where ] may be played. | |||
| *''Silly bunt'' - a joke in a ] sketch, where a man with a speech impediment replaces the initial "c" consonant with "b" in all words. | |||
| *''Punctuation cunt'' - drawn like so: \|/ (a type of ] related to the ]) | |||
| *The name of the American grindcore band ]. Upon getting signed to a bigger label, they shortened their name to AxCx. | |||
| ==Other meanings== | |||
| The word "cunt" forms part of some technical terms used in seafaring and other industries. | |||
| ===Nautical usage=== | |||
| ] | |||
| A ''']''' is a type of ] used to join two lines in the ] of ships. The two ends are side spliced together with a gap between the two parts, forming a short section where the two lines lay side-by-side when taut.<ref name="falconers">William Falconer, ''An Universal Dictionary of the Marine'' (London: Thomas Cadell, 1780), 1243.</ref> In recent times its name has been ] to "cut splice". | |||
| The ''Dictionary of Sea Terms'', found within ] 1841 maritime ] ''The Seaman's Friend'', defines the word '''cuntline''' as "the space between the bilges of two casks, stowed side by side. Where one cask is set upon the cuntline between two others, they are stowed ''bilge and cuntline''."<ref name="seamans">Richard Henry Dana, Jr., ''The Seaman's Friend: A Treatise on Practical Seamanship, 14th Edition'' (Boston: Thomas Groom & Co., 1879; Dover Republication 1997), 104.</ref> The "bilge" of a barrel or cask is the widest point, so when stored together the two casks would produce a curved V-shaped gap. | |||
| The glossary of '']'' by ], first published in 1944, defines '''cuntlines''' as "the surface seams between the strands of a rope."<ref name="ashley598">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 598.</ref> Though referring to a different object than Dana's definition, it similarly describes the crease formed by two abutting cylinders.<ref name="ashleynote">Examples of Ashley's usage of "cuntline" are found in the descriptions for illustrations #3338 and #3351.</ref> | |||
| ===In the Media=== | |||
| In the recent 2006 film, ''The Departed'' , Mark Walberg's character asks DiCiaprio's character whether he thinks the Boston Police Undercover Unit are "CUNTS", then cusses him out. | |||
| ===US military usage=== | |||
| ]U.S. military men refer privately to a common uniform item, a folded cover (hat) with a seam at the front and back, an opening along the top, and major and minor invagination, as a '''cunt cap'''.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The proper name for the item is ] or ], depending on the organization in which it is worn. The cap is widely available as an ex-USSR (and satellite state) surplus item in Army/Navy stores. The Russian name being a "pilotka". It is also in use in the United States Armed Forces, notably in the ] as part of its dress uniform and service dress uniform, and in the U.S. Army from World War I until the 1960s. The cap has also been part of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps uniforms, and was used by the Boy Scouts of America up until the mid 1980s when the uniform was redesigned. | |||
| ===Hot-metal printing=== | |||
| In the traditional hot-metal printing industry, a '''cunt lead''' was a term that was formerly used to describe a small additional inter-line gap, usually of less than 1]. The term is derived from the term ] which describes more generally inter-line gaps (from the strips of lead that were used to provide the separations). | |||
| ==Testimonials== | |||
| "I'm a really big fan of ''cunt'' over words like ''pussy'', and especially, ''vagina''. The word has this great guttural sound that lets you get right into it. ''Pussy'' and ''vagina'' are really dirty words – you only ever hear really greasy men saying things like that. ''Cunt'' lets women be vulgar without being derogatory." | |||
| *], at a staging of '']'' | |||
| "Those words ('bullshit', 'prick', 'pissed off', 'fuck you', and 'cunt') are now liberated from shame. They're in the dictionary now, finally. And the reason they came to the dictionary, finally, was through continual usage. Enough guys said to their wives 'YOU CUNT!' ''Pow!'' And that's why it's in the dictionary now: C-u-n-t." | |||
| *], discussing the 1961 '']'' | |||
| I use the word cunt a lot, because the only way to get through to the youth of today is to use words that will grab their attention" | |||
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| ==Notes and references== | |||
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| == Further reading == | |||
| *Inga Muscio, | |||
| *Barbara G. Walker, ''The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets'' | |||
| *'']'', a 1999 novel by ] | |||
| *''Lady Love Your Cunt'', 1969 article by ] (see ''References'' above) and 1993 song by UK band ] | |||
| * an article by ] | |||
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