Which word in English was considered vulgar for some time?

In the united kingdom, “pants” are underwear, whereas “pants” in the U.S. are trousers. Made the mistake once while in England when I said I had to change my pants before going to the pub, resulting in embarrassing guffaws from the group of British friends with me! Never made that mistake again.

Thor, words can make or break a deal; uplift or dash a person’s heart; bring joy or sadness. Please learn now to guard your words lest they come back to bite you.

Player #97184361, Mudd was the name of the physician who helped Booth, who was President Lincoln’s assassin. Dr. Booth was ostracized , and “your name is Mudd” was born.

What about breeches (britches in American Southern vernacular)? I've read that back when young boys were dressed like girls, supposedly for ease in clean up, the transition to pants was called breeching.

How can any word be vulgar? Words are words, if someone is offended by words, they have a deeper issue.

Is it possible that Your name is mud was vulgar because mud should and can be washed away and so can one’s name. Makes a lot of sense to me. !!!