In America, it is a harsh term for the vagina. As a gendered term, it would be considered a slur. For some reason, "pussy" is more acceptable but carries the same connotations. The latter is used to describe a coward, while the former would be more akin to "bitch."
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black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
A lot of Americans who say “fuck” will still lose their goddamn minds if you say “cunt”.
AmidFuror@fedia.io 10 months ago
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I mean, it can be, but there are also other ways to use the term. It also is the only word in English that refers to the whole gentalia, not just the vagina or some other part. Gee I wonder why the word for female genatalia is considered dirty to a bunch of puritanical Americans. Reclaim it.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
People in the small-town South don’t take it well when you call them sister-fuckers, either, as I quickly learned.
Didn’t stop me, though.
Aeri@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I was virtually raised by Australians so i’m a little more comfortable using that word than most people in America.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 10 months ago
I know one, they get all bent over twat too
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
In England, twat (pronounced to rhyme with “hat”) is barely considered rude.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, I say cunt a lot as an American. My mom hates it which is at least partially why I love it. Shit cunt is my favorite variation.
porksnort@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Once the shock value of a simple ‘cunt’ has worn off, ‘thundercunt’ is my next escalation.
snooggums@piefed.world 10 months ago
Thundercunt seems like stepping down on shock value. I would be more likely to say that than just cunt by itself.
Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It has thunder in it, can’t get more shocking than thunder :P