“Cunt” is nowadays one of the most insulting words in English and is generally censored in the English media and press. This paper explores discrepancies between 1159 first (L1) and 1165 foreign (LX) English in their perceived grasp of the word, its perceived offensiveness and their self-reported frequency of use. It also examines the links between the dependent variables and some psychological, sociobiographical and linguistic profile variables.