The word cu*t

It’s used very differently in Australia and the UK and isn’t nearly as offensive.

In the US, it’s definitely not just another swear word. I swear plenty and it’s not a word I use and don’t know anyone who does. Given how I do swear, I’m sure it’s something I’d say if I grew up in Australia. But even if i lived abroad now, I could never adopt it into my vocabulary given how i grew up perceiving it as an American.

Agree mostly

Someone has to be a very special kind of person to be referred to in that way by me. It's not something I generally say or use but there are certain cases...

I am not any more offended by that word than any other curse word. I'm not sure why I was ever supposed to be more concerned about that word. Call me a b*tch, a c*nt, a f*cker, whatever you want, you're going to get the same reaction out of me regardless of the word used.

I find that word pretty offensive and not much offends me. Pre kid I used to swear like a sailor but that’s one word I don’t use.

I find it very offensive. Thankfully I have never heard it from anyone I know.

I hate the word, I do not use it, I find it highly offensive, however I do not react to it if someone is using it they usually want a reaction and I’m not going to give them the satisfaction. If you use it I’m going to form the opinion that you’re a fucking asshole but I will keep that opinion to myself.

BUT, I do realize that it is not the same in other cultures like Australia or Ireland and if I were to travel there I’d remind myself that it’s a different thing there. Still not going to use it but I’d remind myself that is not as offensive there.

As for the Brit’s, I’m still going to think they’re an asshole to use that word for an insult because Brits are usually so much more creative/imaginative with their insults that if that’s all you’ve got that’s pretty poor representation of British insulting, not up to par.

I have been told that I have the face of an angel and the mouth of a truck driver. (No offense to truck drivers. I didn't say it. Someone else did.)

That is not a word I use and I find it very offensive when I hear or read it.

I find it shameful of so many swear words have just somehow slid into everyday useage.

When I was in my 20s, a good friend of mine used it casually: "She's a cu*t." It's been over 30 years and I can still hear her saying it. I also remember who she was talking about (a coworker). I don't remember all that much from over 30 years ago, but I can literally hear it in my head as I think about it now.

Nope. I find it really offensive. I wouldn't rule out using it, but probably the worst I'm going to get to is "C U next Tuesday."

Also: My oral surgeon's scheduling assistant is a lovely young lady who told me in the literal sense "See you next Tuesday!" after scheduling me for a procedure last fall. I looked really carefully at her. She had no realization whatsoever. I did not repeat what she told me. I just thought "huh. She's a pure one."

I'm Australian and I do swear.  More than I should.  But this is not a word I use.  I'm just not comfortable with it.  I know its seen as very Australian, but I don't know anyone else that uses it either.

Very recently someone I know has been using it on every other social media post as they express their political upset, because they apparently think they're very clever in using the term repblic*nts half a million times.  

Number One, I think anything stops being clever or effective when you use it that many times,

Number Two,  I think a post full of name-calling by an adult makes your message less effective to begin with, no mater what name you use.

And Number Three, because I dislike that word so much I have blocked that person so I no longer have to see their rants, whether I would agree with them if reworded or not.

I don’t like the word, but it doesn’t offend me any more than any other pejoratives. I find certain ideas much more offensive than one word insults.

I despise that word. I don’t recall anyone I know ever saying that in my presence.