Yes. Australia. But, that usage remains highly contested as acceptable. It's been my experience that it's an emerging trend which is leveraging social media. It

Yes. Australia. But, that usage remains highly contested as acceptable. It's been my experience that it's an emerging trend which is leveraging social media. It's like code switching, few people would do it in front of their wives, girlfriends, bosses or strangers. Whereas "fuck" is almost entirely normalised amongst the under 60s. My 80yo contacts still apologise when they say it. "Being John Malkovitch" implied it was edgy arts scene in the US who used it. For me, it's been ex forces telecommunications technicians and .. younger bogans. This is why I think it's braggadocio: Used because it remains transgressive.