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There's an even earlier record of a man named John le Fucker from 1278. It's unclear whether this is an instance of the word "fuck", or whether it's just a vari

There's an even earlier record of a man named John le Fucker from 1278. It's unclear whether this is an instance of the word "fuck", or whether it's just a variation of some other surname like Fulcher. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_le_Fucker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_le_Fucker

kitd 11y ago
I think the story here is it's first use in a sexual context. As you say, John le Fucker's name is probably just a corruption of another word.
buffoon 11y ago
Perhaps it was an early example of a movable typo :)