It's Joe Pesci, who's said the F-word 272 times in his various movies. But check this out: 241 of those were from a single movie: “Casino”. Al Pacino is second, with 197, followed by Jason Mewes of Jay & Silent Bob fame and Jonah Hill with 183 apiece, Leonardo DiCaprio with 144, and Seth Rogen with 140.
When host Jimmy Fallon told Jackson that Hill is first on the list, The Banker star replied: “That's some bulls***.” Hill has used a total of 376 curse words in film history, followed by Leonardo DiCaprio who has cursed 361 times. Jackson came in third with 301 curses used throughout his career.
Film has provided a platform for swearing, and Jonah Hill is the actor with the most curse words on screen in history. Hill's partnership with Judd Apatow in R-rated comedies contributed to his reputation as a profane actor.
Cursing countries which swear the most - and the least
Coming out on top as the most likely to use explicit language online is France. The French have 7.59% - or seven in every 100 people - using curse words online per year.
A lot of times when we use the dirty words against others, it might be an indication of our frustration level. Abusing or cursing is a unique way to express our anger, desperation or even defeat. This may be still a taboo and certainly considered as a breach of social etiquette.
The f-word can be a very hurtful, offensive, mean, and/or vulgar word. However, in adults' conversations and certain situations, it can serve as a comic relief, a colorful method of expressing frustration, surprise, astonishment and friendly-exclamation amongst many other things.
It's been suggested people can't swear in Japanese or Finnish, but the rumours are wrong in both cases - the only languages in which one cannot swear are 'artificial' ones such as Esperanto.
It is normal to hear an Australian swear at some point during a conversation. Doing so yourself is unlikely to hurt your chances with them – the informality of it can actually make them feel more comfortable around you.
Ron Weasley is no stranger to swearing and delivers some of the best wizard curses in the entire series—earning him his own category on the list of wizarding swears.
Ron does say "Bloody Hell" a good bit, and that there are times that we see passive swearing (fireworks that write swear words, lines that say "Ron swore loudly", etc.) There are times when a character (Slughorn pops to mind) says "Merlin's Beard" that seems like and exchange for OMG.
UK men swear more often (12 times per day) than women (8 times per day). The British are much more likely to swear at home (40.50%) than when out with friends (15.99%). UK residents swear at themselves more than anyone else.
For a word to qualify as a swear word, it must have the potential to offend, crossing a cultural line into taboo territory. As a general rule, swear words originate from taboo subjects. This is pretty logical. The topic is off-limits, so the related words aren't meant to be spoken either.
In Sweden, bad words mostly have a religious origin and in the past it was common to amplify them with numbers, such as 'sjutton' (17), 'attans' (an old word for 18), and 'tusan' (meaning 1,000).
Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time. The word was dubbed "the Australian adjective" by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894.
Laboratory research has shown that swearing heightens attention and recall. Swear words are better remembered. They also increase autonomic and physiological responses, for example, increases heart rate and skin conductance rate. Swearing also enhances pain relief – hypoalgesia.
It's been suggested people can't swear in Japanese or Finnish, but the rumours are wrong in both cases - the only languages in which one cannot swear are 'artificial' ones such as Esperanto.
There are a lot of Japanese curses that are incredibly rude. Some of the strongest expletives include kutabare (くたばれ), meaning "f*ck you" or "drop dead", and shinee (死ねえ), meaning "die!". Clearly, when you are deeply upset with a person in Japan, telling them to die is a great way to cause offense.
Douchnozzle, shitgibbon, cockwaffle—these unique swears are created by taking a common profanity and pairing it with an unlikely noun. And, they're becoming so popular that The New York Times Magazine has dubbed the people who coin these words as “swear nerds.”
There's still a fairly strong expectation that children under about 15 should not say that word where grownups can hear, and grownups should not say that word where kids can hear. Grownups on their own often use it quite liberally. So do kids. In many cases, it depends on how it is used.
