In those days it was rarely used - right at the far end of the scale in terms of acceptablility in public. The 'f' word was bad enough.Why ?
Genuine question btw, after all Jimmy said that swearing is part of sport. Something like that anyway.
I think he was too much of a gent to have gone that far in public.
What do you think, Mrs Perryman - and others of a suitable age? I may have got it wrong.