Editing Profanity (section)

=== Anatomy and sexuality ===
[[File:En-US-get fucked.wav|thumb|The phrase "get fucked" spoken by an American]]
Profanity related to sexual activity, including insults related to genitals, exists across cultures.{{Sfn|Van Lancker|Cummings|1999|p=84}} The specific aspects invoked are sensitive to a given culture, with differences in how much they emphasize ideas like incest or adultery.{{Sfn|Hughes|2015|p=xix}} Certain types of sex acts, such as oral sex, anal sex, or masturbation, may receive particular attention.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=41}} Verbs describing sexual activity are frequently profane, like ''fuck'' in English, {{lang|fr|foutre}} in French, {{lang|it|fottere}} in Italian, {{lang|es|jodido}} in Spanish, and {{lang|ru| ебать}} (''yebatˈ'') in Russian.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=39}} Words describing a person as one who masturbates are often used as terms of abuse, such as the English use of ''jerk-off'' and ''wanker''.{{Sfn|Hughes|2015|p=310}}{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=41}} Terms for sexually promiscuous women can be used as profanity, such English terms like ''hussy'' and ''[[slut]]''.{{Sfn|Hughes|2015|p=363}} Reference to prostitution brings its own set of profanities. Many profane words exist to refer to a prostitute, such as ''whore'' in English, {{lang|fr|putain}} in French, {{lang|it|puttana}} in Italian, {{lang|pl|kurwa}} in Polish, {{lang|ru| блять}} (''blyat''') in Russian, and {{lang|es|puta}} in Spanish.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|pp=36, 43}} Some languages, including German and Swedish, do not see significant use of sexual terms as profanity.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=39}}

Profanities for the penis and vulva are often used as interjections. Penile interjections are often used in Italian ({{lang|it|cazzo}}), Russian ({{lang|ru|хуй}}, ''khuy''), and Spanish ({{lang|es|carajo}}). Vulvar interjections are often used in Dutch ({{lang|nl|kut}}), Hungarian ({{lang|hu|pisca}}), Russian ({{lang|ru|пизда}}, ''pizda''), Spanish ({{lang|es|coño}}), and Swedish ({{lang|sv|fitta}}).{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=38}} Such terms, especially those relating to the vulva, may also be used as terms of abuse.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|pp=38–39}} Profanities related to testicles are less common and their function varies across languages. They may be used as interjections, such as in English (''balls'' or ''bollocks''), Italian ({{lang|it|coglione}}), and Spanish ({{lang|es|cojones}}). Danish uses testicles as a term of abuse with {{lang|da|klotzaak}}.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=39}}

Words for the buttocks are used as a term of disapproval in many languages, including English (''ass'' or ''arse''), French ({{lang|fr|cul}}), Polish ({{lang|pl|dupa}}), Russian ({{lang|ru|жопа}}, ''zhopa''), and Spanish ({{lang|es|culo}}). Similar words for the anus appear in languages like Danish ({{lang|da|røvhul}}), English (''asshole'' or ''arsehole''), German ({{lang|de|Arschloch}}), Icelandic ({{lang|is|rassgat}}), Norwegian ({{lang|no|rasshøl}}), and Polish ({{lang|pl|dupek}}).{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=38}} Excrement and related concepts are commonly invoked in profanity.{{Sfn|Ljung|2011|p=37}} European examples include ''shit'' in English, {{lang|fr|merde}} in French, {{lang|de|Scheiße}} in German, and {{lang|it|stronzo}} in Italian.{{Sfn|Hughes|2015|p=432}} An example in an East Asian language would be {{lang|ja|クソ}} (''kuso'') in Japanese.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}