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The commonly referred to "F-word," the interpreted vulgarity, the bilabial fricitive, is actually an acronym. It came into use during the middle period of the rise of the British Empire. When British ships docked, a reason had to be documented in the ship's log for sailors to be permitted ashore, and frequenting brothels was prohibited. So, pursers began logging shore trips as "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." Typically, it was simply noted by the first letters of each word. The acronym. This, incidentally, was also the reason it became associated with the activity performed in brothels.
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