Lexiconned
Lexiconned is the podcast that unpacks the hidden histories and wild myths behind the words and phrases we use every day. With humor, curiosity, and a touch of irreverence, we separate fact from folklore to tell the stories behind everyday words.
Lexiconned
Vulgar: The Grammar and Gossip of a Dirty Word
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Lexiconned
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Season 1
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Episode 33
What do YouTube comments, medieval monks, and modern politics have in common? They’re all tangled in the wild history of vulgar. In this episode, TJ traces the word’s transformation from “of the people” to “offensive,” and asks whether vulgarity might just be the people’s poetry.
Sources:
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Latin texts and linguistics journals
- Writings of John McWhorter, George Orwell
- The Vulgar Tongue: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Potential Titles:
- “Vulgar Display of Power”
- “The Vulgar Establishment”
- “From Vulgus to Vile”
- “Common People, Common Tongue”
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