Anytime people needed to save space while texting you have acronyms(tbh) or shortenings(no 8 m8) happening so it's not surprising many languages have them.
French does.
There's also a correlation with the sounds of said swearwords. Which tent to be more sharp and concussive. That's why "Fuck that shit" feels better than "Damn this mess"
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