How do you define "prudish"? Does it have something to do with sex or body functions?
Because if that's what you think most native-English-speakers think of when people use these swear words, you're wrong.
There are plenty of swear words that have nothing to do with sex or body functions that shock people just as much or more than those that do originate with those things.
Because if that's what you think most native-English-speakers think of when people use these swear words, you're wrong.
There are plenty of swear words that have nothing to do with sex or body functions that shock people just as much or more than those that do originate with those things.