OT: Google Ngram Viewer

[elocomotive]

asshat - Not even on the graph prior to 2000, has gone up like a rocket since then.

As has internet, e-mail, and booty shake.

 

[puckhead]

A word known as "the" has apparently made up about 5% of all words in books since 1800. You'd think they'd come up with something different, THE lazy bastards.

'Bastard' peaked in 1818
'Snatch', in about 1823

 

[puckhead]

and 'retard' has been steadily on the decline in the last 200 years.
which is not indicative of the world I have seen for the past 40.

 

[elocomotive]

and 'retard' has been steadily on the decline in the last 200 years.
which is not indicative of the world I have seen for the past 40.

We are definitely getting smarter, maybe there are just more assholes.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Good news! Hockey is on the rise!

So is "dick".

 

[IPostedWhat]

So is "dick".

 

[blindbaby]

Fart used to be a pretty popular word. It was used heavily before the 1800's; oddly enough, more so than now.

 

[forty_three]

"twerk" apparently peaked in popularity in the late 70s.

I have no idea.