Arts & Culture The Naughty Etymologist Exhausted? There's a Naughty-Sounding Word for That Ideastream Public Media | By Jacqueline Gerber Published December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:01 Erman Gunes / Shutterstock Today's word dates from the 12th century, and is just as good in the 21st.