History of Swear Words (Season 1)

History of Swear Words (2021) is a Netflix docu-comedy series you can watch online on iFILM. Host Nicolas Cage — tuxedo, leather armchair, glass of whiskey — keeps a straight face while breaking down the rudest words in the English language.

Six bite-sized episodes, one curse word each. Linguists, lexicographers and stand-up comics, among them Isaiah Whitlock Jr. and critic Elvis Mitchell, trace where each word came from, how its meaning shifted, and why it still lands like a slap. The joke is the format itself: scholarly tone, filthy vocabulary. Good for anyone who likes pop-science with a mean streak and isn't squeamish about strong language. Stream History of Swear Words online on iFILM.