Origin
Posted by Sauerkraut on January 19, 2002
In Reply to: Origin posted by masakim on January 18, 2002
: : : I received this information from a fairly reliable friend of mine. In England during the Middle Ages, the nobles had to receive permission from the king to beget children, (and let's not forget the practice of Prima Nocte imposed on the commoners.) These four lovely letters represented Fornicating Under Consent of the King. An interesting idea anyway...
: : Interesting, but like most folk etymologies (should we say f**k etymologies?) it's entirely fanciful.
: From Urban Legends Reference Pages:
: Claim: 'F**k' derives from an acronym, either 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'
or 'Fornication Under Consent of the King.'
: Status: False.
: Variations:
: The 'acronym' is variously rendered as:
: Fornication Under Consent
of the King
: Fornication Under Charles the King
: Fornication Under Crown
of the King
: Forbidden Under Charter of the King (a sign posted on brothels
closed by the Crown)
: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
: Forced Unlawful
Carnal Knowledge
: File Under Carnal Knowledge (how Scotland Yard marked rape
files).
- Origin Sauerkraut 01/19/02