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Germanic vocabulary

The verb 'fuck' traces back to Germanic vocabulary, with cognates in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian dialects.

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Fuck off

The phrase "" is a blunt, vulgar imperative meaning "go away" or "leave me alone," whose core word "fuck" is an old vulgarism for sexual intercourse that acquired broader expletive uses over centuries...