Oct 16, 2026, 9:19 AMOfcom has published an updated version of its list of naughty words:
Warning: this is a list of naughty words. It contains naughty words. In a list.
- Oct 16, 2026, 9:19 AM
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- Oct 16, 2026, 9:27 AM
One has to laugh, or cry.
> References to sexual orientation and gender identity were considered offensive to a majority of
survey respondentsIndeed, "cis" is considered an offensive word.
- Oct 16, 2026, 9:30 AM
To be clear, some of the words included here are incredibly offensive, and are generally used to punch down.
Others... not at all!
MidgePhotoPhoto55@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 9:22 AM@neil
The Season's new words.- Oct 16, 2026, 9:24 AM
@Photo55 Me too!
noodlenoodle@aus.socialOct 16, 2026, 9:24 AM@neil I am surprised at how offensive Bumberclat is in these surveys.
- noodlenoodle@aus.socialOct 16, 2026, 9:29 AM
@neil Comparing the gender table to any other table is very disappointing.
ZwifiZwifi@framapiaf.orgOct 16, 2026, 9:30 AM
Otte Homan :: fediologistotte_homan@theblower.auOct 16, 2026, 9:46 AM@neil A triptychon, a story in 3 pictures.
[edit: the internet connection on my end is fine, at 500Mbit/s. Maybe OFCOM's internet shit the bed though, hard to see from where I am]
Oct 16, 2026, 12:02 PM@neil 80% of people think "fanny" is too offensive to be broadcast in the day? what the fuck is WRONG with them, the whole point of it is that it's a kid-friendly word. That's also why it's funny
- Oct 16, 2026, 12:03 PM
I can see how some of the words will be highly problematic in the context of how they are likely to be used.
Other words... not at all!
Andrew Deaconaadeacon@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:14 AM@neil I presume the "survey respondents" were self-selected rather than a true random sample i.e. professional complainers and self important bigots?
Heathen 🐈heathen_cat@furs.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:16 AM@neil
Wait until they learn about the term perisex (meaning not intersex).The dominant group always hates when they can't just define themselves as "normal"
Oct 16, 2026, 11:02 AM@neil and only 43% of respondents thought it was ever acceptable to broadcast it.
What are we doing here? There's clearly something very wrong with their methodology... Where did they canvas? Terfington Village Hall, Terfshire?
Dźwiedziudzwiedziu@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:08 AM@neil
The document refers to some participants as “LGB”.As:
> 18. Findings for transgender and non-binary respondents have not been reported because the base size for this population is too small for robust analysis.
As an amateur statistic enjoyer I could understand this.
But as a TERF/FART Island un-afficionado I also understand this and it's bad.
Robee? Na! 🌈robeeshepherd@torturedsouls.comOct 16, 2026, 11:10 AM@neil I’m wondering how long until a group of straight people call heterosexual offensive as a word 🙄
Lumiukkolumiukko@metalhead.clubOct 16, 2026, 11:38 AM@neil TIL: The "watershed" is basically the "Sandmännchen" of the UK :D
D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁dkmackinnon@ottawa.placeOct 16, 2026, 11:42 AM@neil so it's offensive to say they are on the same side? Because cis literally means "on this side of" as in cismontane meaning being on the same side of a mountain as the speaker. I don't think we're the snowflakes here as they can't even handle a little stem word.
Hoarse e-Books20002ist@thepit.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:49 AM@neil I see we’re headed to the point where “vertebrate” or “carbon-based life form” will be considered harmful.
- Oct 16, 2026, 12:01 PM
@neil this is so funny, omg the english are such a pathetic people
Oct 16, 2026, 9:29 AM@neil Well fuck, there are a few words there I need to look up.
Son of a bitch.
Oct 16, 2026, 9:48 AM@neil 'Ginger' is a swear word?
That's going to make cooking programmes awkward..
AlisonW ♿🏳️🌈♾️AlisonW@fedimon.ukOct 16, 2026, 9:59 AM@neil
I'll admit I had to look up what some mean.
Extreme ElectronicsExtelec@mstdn.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:09 AM@neil These are hilarious. Yes, I have the brain of a 10 year old.
fuzzixfuzzix@mastodon.ieOct 16, 2026, 10:13 AM@Extelec @neil I was once responsible for installing one of those execrable voice response phone systems (I am sorry).
Reminded of one of the user-acceptance reports, which contained page after page of appendices detailing the customer response to the system.
They ... weren't pleased - it was packed full of fresh linguistic idioms.
- Extreme ElectronicsExtelec@mstdn.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:14 AM
- fuzzixfuzzix@mastodon.ieOct 16, 2026, 10:15 AM
Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!losttourist@social.chatty.monsterOct 16, 2026, 10:18 AM- Extreme ElectronicsExtelec@mstdn.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:32 AM
@losttourist @fuzzix @neil I once got halled over the coals for using the term "bi-polar" regarding magnetism.
I sometimes get the feeling people go out of their way to be offended
Snaprailssnaprails@cupoftea.socialOct 16, 2026, 2:25 PM@Extelec @losttourist @fuzzix @neil
There are people who would take offence if this car was mentioned before the watershed, or indeed at all.
Ben Cbencc@morehammer.ukOct 16, 2026, 10:31 AM@neil it’s not as funny as the Viz Profanisaurus.
Jo HawkinsDjh1997@mastodon.iow.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:33 AM@neil best read I’ve had in a while
Stephen Borrillsborrill@justfollow.me.ukOct 16, 2026, 10:37 AM@neil I see Nazi is in the "race, nationality and ethnicity" category.
No idea what Uppity is as a slur, but Mr Uppity had better mind his back or he'll get cancelled
- Oct 16, 2026, 10:48 AM
@neil how long until they're issuing fines for using them on your website without Highly Effective Age Assurance?
Oct 16, 2026, 10:49 AM- Dźwiedziudzwiedziu@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:09 AM
Wee bullweebull@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:10 AM@neil How useful! I can now choose a word to precisely match the level of offence I intend.
Ranked AND colour coded. Superb!
Helen LHResearch_FTW@sciences.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:38 AM@neil put a dash in it and suddenly a spice becomes a naughty word! Reminds me of this Tim Minchin song.
https://youtu.be/KVN_0qvuhhw
skabskab@troet.cafeOct 16, 2026, 12:17 PM@neil Nice to see that good old "cunt" is still a top offensive word. And hilarious that Scottish people still wonder what the fuss is all about 😆
Peter Hanecakphanecak@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM@neil Any thoughts regarding why a JavaScript is needed for a page with a list of (naughty or not) words?
Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.socialOct 16, 2026, 1:20 PM@neil The level of detail this research reveals is magnificent. I tip my hat to them.
Also, obviously, yeah it's a fun read to look up naughty words. And arguably useful to learn new ones so when the kids start using them, I can interject. Often they've heard something somewhere and don't know what it means, and while I'm pretty well educated in this regard, there are always more things to learn - e.g. I'm gold star standard with body part swears, but don't know many of the religious ones.
- Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.socialOct 16, 2026, 1:27 PM
@neil I've always taken the attitude I will explain words to the kids but will also explain how and when (or not) to use them.
Recent discussion off the back of this attitude include explaining when to use "shit" versus its past participle "shat" and what a tit wank is.
And the appearance of a singular n-word in Forrest Gump prompted a discussion about race attitude over the decades so thorough that we had to pause the film to talk it through.
It frequently challenges my own understanding too
Oct 16, 2026, 5:29 PM@gilester45 @neil Ok, I really want to know how you're going to explain what a tit wank is to your kids.
- Oct 16, 2026, 5:32 PM
@gilester45 @neil And does it extend to a soapy tit wank?
- Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:50 PM
- Oct 16, 2026, 6:25 PM
@gilester45 @neil How extended?
Sherbet dip tit wank?
Don't ask where the liquorice stick goes. I wince. - Oct 16, 2026, 6:27 PM
@jamesb @gilester45 Sounds fun.
- Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.socialOct 16, 2026, 6:32 PM
- Oct 16, 2026, 6:32 PM
For "sounding"? Or something else?
Daverail@snailedit.socialOct 16, 2026, 1:29 PM@neil it’s good to see they haven’t added a Welsh version this time
If you haven’t, have a look at the 2021 Welsh language version of the report. No Welsh language experience needed to work out why
Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 PM@neil
Wow wow, easy! 80 pages of naughty words?
Phil M0OFXphilpem@digipres.clubOct 16, 2026, 5:30 PM@neil Excellent, a list of naughty words to try and slip into programme continuity announcements :)
JoostJhelberg@mastodon.socialOct 16, 2026, 9:15 PM@neil this is fun to read. I skip many BBC shows, but I'm catching up now in less than no time!
