How offensive do Britons find swear words?

How offensive, if at all, do you consider the following words to be? %

* 'Smeg' is a made-up swear word from Red Dwarf, 'pimhole' is a made-up swear word from A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Question asked to 94% of respondents who were happy to answer questions that contained swear words
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30 March - 9 April 2025 Get the data