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'The c word' is still pretty offensive in the UK. Except, perhaps, in places like Glasgow.

Interestingly c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_...

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>c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots

that is bizarre, if true, since my internal monologue cant chose the q word to replace the c