Talk:Four-letter word

This article was nominated for deletion on August 27, 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

This might cause trouble, but shouldn't we list common four-letter words? There is already a substantial article on fuck; shit and cunt redirect to feces and vagina, respectively. -- Merphant

Go for it. See what happens. I just put fuck in Term of disparagement. Ortolan88

Anyone who sees יהוה spelled backwards (like I do) should look at Bi-directional text. Cyan 04:05, 7 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Whoever wrote this should list the "at least ten other" four-letter words... Just a thought.

removed less-rude words

I'm removing again the English less-rude words: tits (slangish questionable spelling), piss, dick/cock (can be non-rude). We don't need to put in an excessive listing here anyway, esp. if we have the "in addition to several others" reference. BACbKA 16:59, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tits is a correct spelling, what other spellings would you suggest? Piss, dick and Cock are perfectly acceptable in the context of the article which is, after all, about 4 letter words. These are all examples of rude 4 letter words. Yes, they do have other uses. Yes they are not rude in other contexts but would you consider that to be an acceptable excuse if you were told to piss off or called you a cock?? AlanD 21:14, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The correct spelling is "teats". See the King James Bible if in doubt :-) "Tits" is a slang derivative off "teats" just as "ass" is an euphemism that eventually transpired into the American version of the original "arse", which is still ruder than "ass" even when referring to one's behind. AFAIU, Wikipedia is not a place for a dictionary slang list, and so I thought it's more appropriate to just list the more common and more rude ones, that don't have non-rude connotations. "Piss off" is definitely less rude than "fuck off", btw. BACbKA 22:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The KJB is the benchmark for modern English? Why not Chaucer or Boewulf while we're at it? Tits is a rude/potentially offensive four-letter word for most English-speakers today. Teats is not. 83.165.108.154 (talk) 07:02, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Four letter word: balls ??? wtf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.177.224.169 (talk) 12:27, August 27, 2007 (UTC)