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Seems like someone may have the pleasure of becoming interested in the matter and going further. Perhaps they may resurrect Maledicta, the journal of verbal aggression. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maledicta. I remember going through the collection of issues of the journal at the Perry Castañeda library at the University of Texas-Austin many years ago. I highly recommend it. Read about things like Spanish potentiation of insults (like raising to a power), and other things I forget. The only reason I can recall Spanish potentiation is that I speak Spanish and I never realized such a thing existed.

There was, of course, an article (or issue?) dedicated to "your momma" jokes. The most memorable one was an Italian one that goes:

If the streets were paved with cocks, your momma would walk on her ass.

parent ararar 3 years ago

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