Then in 1970, Robert Altman's comedy M*A*S*H became the first major studio film to use the f-word, a passing comment during a football scene.
1965: First use of the f– word on TV is on 13 November 1965 by literary agent Kenneth Tynan (UK) during a satirical discussion show entitled BBC3.
The news was revealed to him during an appearance at The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. 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.
On average, the most profanities per episode can be found in US crime drama series, The Wire, with an average of 102 swears per episode. The Sopranos, following the exploits of warring mafia families, is high on both lists alongside slum comedy Shameless and Orange is the new Black.
The F-word was recorded in a dictionary in 1598 (John Florio's A Worlde of Wordes, London: Arnold Hatfield for Edw. Blount). It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning 'to strike or penetrate', which had the slang meaning to copulate.
Scorsese's “The World of Wall Street,” which stars both Hill and DiCaprio, beat the likes of Tarantino's “Pulp Fiction” to be named the film with the most curse words with 715 swear words. The Safdie Brothers' Adam Sandler-starring drama “Uncut Gems” ranked second with 646 curse words.
Samuel L. Jackson was in disbelief after Jimmy Fallon revealed Jonah Hill is actually the actor with the most curse words spoken on screen.
There are exceptions, usually when the word is just repeated in a short time or used as part of an emotional scene, McMahon said. But any movie with more than three F-bombs likely couldn't remain PG-13, she said. And if the word is used to signify sex, the film automatically gets an R rating.
There are about 10 instances of crude slang or mild profanity.
Believe it or not it is Joe Pesci has the record for most F-bombs in his movies, at 272. He's followed by Al Pacino with 197, Jason Mewes and Jonah Hill with 183 apiece . . . and Leonardo DiCaprio with 144.
Fart, as it turns out, is one of the oldest rude words we have in the language: Its first record pops up in roughly 1250, meaning that if you were to travel 800 years back in time just to let one rip, everyone would at least be able to agree upon what that should be called.
The restrictions set by the Us ratings board mean the F-word can only be used once in a PG-13 movie.
Many people would've believed that Bad Word Number Eleven is the "F" word, as in, in the words of Ralphie from A Christmas Story, the F--- word. But, maybe this bad word was in fact an "F" word, but the derogatory "F" word against men of the same-gender romance lifestyle.
d-word (plural d-words) (euphemistic, chiefly US And UK) The word damn.
e-word (plural e-words) Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment). quotations ▼
(euphemistic) The word goddamn.
PG-13 movies are allowed one F-bomb -- so what are the BEST uses of the lone F-bomb in PG-13 movies? We compiled the best of the best and put them here for you to enjoy. Here are 10 moments in PG-13 movies that use their one granted F-word to maximum effect.
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.
Vulgarity and offensiveness. In certain circles the word is considered merely a common profanity with an often humorous connotation. For example, a person may be referred to as a 'fart', or an 'old fart', not necessarily depending on the person's age.
According to the Family Media Guide, which monitors profanity, sexual content, and violence in movies, Scarface (1983) features 207 uses of the "F" word, which works out to about 1.21 F-bombs per minute. At the time of the film's release, this was the most of any movie in history.
“Pulp Fiction” is an extremely close second with 265 mentions. Tarantino's Palme d'Or winner is also the director's most expletive-filled with a grand total of 431 curse words. “Inglourious Basterds” is Tarantino's cleanest with 38 total curse words.
Merlin's beard/Merlin's pants
Merlin's beard, Merlin's “baggy y-fronts,” Merlin's pants, or simply just his name are all common curses uttered by the wizarding community in times of surprise or crisis.