There is no verb in common American parlance for uttering a merely vulgar expletive.

in swear •  5 days ago 

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Weird!!

There is no verb for uttering a word like “shit” or “fuck”.

Given the prevalence of the event, and the social disapprobation, it’s really surprising to me that there is no verb in common American parlance for uttering a merely vulgar expletive.

Adjacent but not applicable:
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Nouns and Verbs:
curse / cuss
swear

Verbs:
blaspheme (already obscure)
interject (sort of)

Nouns not applicable:

profanity
blasphemy
slur (sort of)
epithet (sort of)

Yet these applicable nouns exist:
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obscenity (sometimes)
expletive
course language
vulgarism
vulgarity
indecency (sometimes)
emphatic interjection

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