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 3 weeks ago
A lot of Americans who say “fuck” will still lose their goddamn minds if you say “cunt”.
AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
I know one, they get all bent over twat too
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
In England, twat (pronounced to rhyme with “hat”) is barely considered rude.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Once the shock value of a simple ‘cunt’ has worn off, ‘thundercunt’ is my next escalation.
snooggums@piefed.world 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
It has thunder in it, can’t get more shocking than thunder :P