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German vulgar slang

Ficken: From Hitting to Swearing in German
Ficken: From Hitting to Swearing in German | LEVITIN SCHOOL
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Ficken: From Hitting to Swearing in German

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language Why This Word Matters Few German words shock learners more than ficken. Today it is the direct equivalent of English “to fuck”. Vulgar, offensive, often taboo. But the story is more complex. Historically, ficken had a very different meaning: to hit, to rub, to move quickly. Only later […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 03.10.2025 • 2 min read
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German vulgar slang