As social media is getting popular day by day, so is the trend of using slang words. These slang words are also considered as the English swear words which are recognized all around the world used in the movies, literature and TV shows.
These slang words or bad words are something that people easily learn and use before they could properly start speaking English as a means of communication. You will observe that almost 1.5 billion people generally speak English around the globe. This shows that there are different styles of English slang.
Whenever we see our teachers will always cringe at the thought of students learning the English curse words. An English word becomes a swear word when it has got the potential to offend the person for whom it is used. It would directly imply crossing the cultural line into the taboo territory.
Why You Should Learn Bad Words in English
When you learn about the bad words or the curse words, you will be able to improve your comprehension as it will give you a better understanding of the people and their culture. Yes, it is a fact that using such words would make you appear as a fool who is uneducated and disrespectful. These words are really offensive and make you a rude person. When you study these words, you will need to pay more attention as it will make you understand the context and the cultural sensitivity to use them.
We do not wish to encourage you to use these types of words but to make you aware of it.
NO one loves using bad words but we have to accept the fact that they are an integral part of the language. It will help you to master the fluency with such words.
When people use swear words, they will allow you to convey the emotional messages that would otherwise not be easy to communicate. Moreover, it will help you to increase your vocabulary and provide a wider range of emotional words. People also believe that bad English words are extremely versatile as they can be used in different situations.
Commonly Used Abusive Words List
Following is a list of common swear words we hear in American, British and Australian English to abuse someone.
| Fuck | Fuck You | Shit | Piss off | Dick head |
| Asshole | Son of a bitch | Bastard | Bitch | Damn |
| Dumb | Nerd | Ginger | Bimbo | Jock |
| Piss | Jerk | Stupid | Wimp | Lame |
| Idiot | Fool | Retard | Loser | Pain in the Neck |
| Rubbish | Shag | Wanker | Taking the Piss | Twat |
| Bollocks | Bugger | Choad | Crikey | Bloody Hell |
| Bloody Oath | Root | Get Stuffed | Bugger | Me |
| Cheesy | Crazy | Creepy | Clown | Weird |
Here are some commonly used abusive words you can use to curse someone. You must make sure that you do not overuse them.
The most important point that you can consider here is these bad words are just to notice and observe at what place they can be used, how they make you react to it.
- Fuck: It is the most widely recognized bad word. But people feel that they are cool while using it. The basic meaning of the word is to fornicate and has a sexual reference.
- Fuck You: It might have some serious implications when you directly use to abuse someone. It is generally used when a person is angry at some thing or someone.
- Shit: The basic meaning of the word is referring to the excreted material of the body (poo). People use to refer a situation that comes up in your life unexpectedly.
- Piss Off: It is mostly used in the personal space when you get offended from someone or something or get irritated with.
- Dick Head: Now, this is something you easily understand to be a bad English word or swear word. It is generally used as name-call to describe someone who is being unfair or unjust.
- Asshole: This is also something that you would easily get as a bad word which should not be used in public. The basic meaning by the reference of a body part called hip. It is also used to abuse someone.
- Damn: It is not a hardest or strongest bad word but it is used to show dismay in a particular situation. The word is not to offend someone or hurt someone’s feelings.
- Bastard: It is used informally for an offensive obnoxious or despicable person.
- Weird: strikingly odd or unusual
- Creepy: annoying and unpleasant
- Wanker: terms of abuse for a masturbator
- Shag: slang terms for sexual intercourse
- Rubbish: nonsensical talk or writing
- Bollocks: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- Bugger: practice anal sex upon
- Twat: obscene terms for female genitals
- Bimbo: a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
- Jock: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- Bitch: a woman who is thoroughly disliked
- Idiot: a person of subnormal intelligence
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