How do deaf people swear?

I’ve never gioven this any thought before.  

American Sign Language, the sign language used by the Deaf Community throughout most of North America, has a rich vocabulary of terms which include profanity. Within Deaf culture, there is a distinction drawn between signs used to curse versus signs that are used to describe sexual acts. In usage, signs to describe detailed sexual behavior are highly taboo due to their graphic nature.

Here’s a quick couse in dirty words in sign language.  NSFW

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