Which swearwords do Brits find the most offensive? Take your f-ing pick from this lot
In 2025, YouGov turned its attention to the issue of swear words, and amongst other things, it asked the public this question –
“Which swear words do Britons find the most offensive?”
There were some shoo-ins …and one notable example that baffled everyone. Here’s the result.
Which swear words do Britons find the most offensive?
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
T*sser: 31%… pic.twitter.com/jovGbrSxdl— YouGov (@YouGov) April 25, 2025
Some seemed a bit too American to have warranted inclusion, and one seemed – well, made up. It cropped up a few times in these excellent responses.
1.
Lovely to see ‘arse’ bringing up the rear there pic.twitter.com/QQ8sGmubx0
— Ruth Husko (@dank_ackroyd) April 26, 2025
2.
this is like Stephen Fry after stepping on one of his husband's Legos https://t.co/0Sua6cHf6K pic.twitter.com/eElJZ7bikl
— BRYN_BORANGA (@BRYN_BORANGA) April 26, 2025
3.
Who decided to include Fatherfvcker? This is literally the first time I have ever heard of it. Equality?
— Phil Boro (@pjcboro) April 25, 2025
4.
Vital research. https://t.co/eeHVR6lqBX
— Damo (@captaindamo) April 26, 2025
5.
Bitch is more an offensive word than cunt. https://t.co/OX0TrF6NVV pic.twitter.com/1iCKbKwbbu
— M҉ả̴̞̫͖̼̙̦̺̪̟̹̑͐̃̿̂̚̕ ƚ†i͛ℤ⃥ Ꮤꀧl҉༙྇ꁲm̧̩͑̃̇͞ꃔ (@matthirtyfive) April 25, 2025
6.
Great to see the underused “Pimhole” climbing up this years’s swear word chart. https://t.co/waUv6b4zWb
— Adam Hartley (@adamleehartley) April 25, 2025
7.
Who the fuck uses ‘fatherfucker’? https://t.co/sN0tElbOe5
— Seán (@SeanRoss0) April 25, 2025
8.
No one has ever used the word “fatherfucker” stop making shit up https://t.co/GshjY7JeEG
— Gareth (@Cadmarch) April 25, 2025
9.
More bothered about fucking idiots using “woke” as an insult. https://t.co/NlwXXZPJB2
— Mëtälmälc (@Metalmalc) April 25, 2025