I Dumped Apple's Fucking Word List

Asia-Pacific World Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:26:09 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

I Dumped Apple's Fucking Word ListNovember 3, 2026TL;DR ~/Library/Keyboard/VulgarWordUsage.db is real.
It records which swear words you use, per app and per recipient, so autocorrect learns to stop "ducking" you.
On my Mac it is empty, and typing swear words into a native app did not fill it.

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I Dumped Apple's Fucking Word ListNovember 3, 2026TL;DR ~/Library/Keyboard/VulgarWordUsage.db is real.
It records which swear words you use, per app and per recipient, so autocorrect learns to stop "ducking" you.
On my Mac it is empty, and typing swear words into a native app did not fill it.

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