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From: vanam@pttesac.UUCP (Marnix van Ammers)
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Subject: Re: versatile word (ROT 13)
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 01:46:48 EDT
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Regarding the Dutch word "fokken" relating to the English word "fuck" .

As I recall usage of the word "fokken" in Dutch in my youth (I was born
and raised in Holland and Curacao (X-Dutch colony in Carribean)), the
word meant to "copulate" but only applied to animals.  It was used much
in the way we use the word to "mate".

That may or may not be of help in explaining the origin of
the English "fuck".

As popular as this word is in English I would have thought that its
origin would long ago have been researched to death.

Marnix A. van Ammers


Marnix (first name -- pronounced as marnix)
van Ammers (last name -- 'v','a','n',' ','A','m','m','e','r','s')
"Is that a *?space?* in the middle of your name?"
"Yes, and the 'v' is small too."

 Remember, a statistic correlaton does not
    necessitate a specific causaton.