Do you swear? What's your go to swear word. Mine is damn. try to keep it a little clean. Story to do with this. One day

[debm55]

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I was standing at my desk and a roach ran across, I kept hitting it with my fist. and the darn thing would not die. I said in front of the kids, "JC" and it hit me what I said so I changed it to "JC was the Son of God" No problems. : It was a Catholic school And I didn't use the initials

[brush]

1. Fu_K. You had to know that was coming.

[debm55]

4. Oh, do you use fudge around kids

[brush]

8. Nope, on my "Ps" and "Qs" around kids.

Around here too...note my underscore in my spelling of the "F" word.

[debm55]

18. Yes i did. TY I am glad you watch yourself around the kids

[bucolic_frolic]

2. *(@&()@n)@*#nc)@*#&()#@*&@&(r#@#(@1!

[debm55]

19. WoW, you say that?

[LuckyCharms]

3. Never. The devil's playground is lined with swear words.

[debm55]

9. Very good, LuckyCharms. I am proud of you

[LuckyCharms]

11. Well,

Fuck! Thank you, Deb!

[debm55]

20. I believed you!!!

[LuckyCharms]

28. Have you seen my posts?

[debm55]

29. Yes,

[Ferrets are Cool]

12. In that case, we play in his part of the park a LOT.

[Niagara]

46. We're extremely friendly in this part of the DU park.

We just swear colossally.

[EarnestPutz]

52. Jeez, Lucky, for a minute I was thinking who is this sanctamonious dude and why is he on DU? Thanks for....

.....clearing it up.

[debm55]

57. HAHA. I fell for it.

[Polly Hennessey]

5. Don't think this qualifies but I will say, "good grief, what's wrong with you!"

What I say and what I think are two different things. 😇🤬

[debm55]

10. That's true

[TlalocW]

6. Um... just one?

Normally it's a string - gd mfing piece of sh.

Though lately I have been replacing modern swears with old ones when referring to people. Scurrilous mountebank, beef-witted applejohn, and ignominious poltroon are some favorites.

[debm55]

13. wow a whole stringe of them?

[EverHopeful]

56. Thanks for this

I'm going to try to retrain myself with these.

[debm55]

95. That's funny.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Yup, vociferously.

Shit and damn, but when I or someone do/does something really stupid, like hit my thumb with the hammer, it's GD stupid MFer. Usually directed at myself.

[debm55]

14. I see your point

[MadLinguist]

15. By itself or at the start of a sentence

It's "Jesus wept".
For example, I'm startled when someone drops a glass and exclaim "Jesus Wept!".
Or say someone expresses admiration for a dolt, I'll proclaim "Jesus wept, the guy's an idiot and a tool!".
Interjectively, it's almost always"fuckin", as in "the guy's a fuckin idiot."

[debm55]

98. I see how the position can be important. TY

[elleng]

16. DAMN!

[debm55]

24. Me too.

[EYESORE 9001]

17. GDMFSOB, to keep it clean

Also in my repertoire: ‘Jesus Christ! God all fucking mighty!’

There are more, which I cannot repeat.

[debm55]

22. Thank you EYESORE 9001, my virgin ears could not handle it.

[Ziggysmom]

21. Son of a biscuit!!!!

And damn, but never with the word God. I feel like that is an insult to people of faith.

[debm55]

23. I agree, I use it on it's own

[debm55]

25. I like Son of a Biscuit, I think I will use it

[malthaussen]

123. Truncated form of "Son of a biscuit eater,"

... which I've heard (but never verified) has something to do with sailors.

-- Mal

[mainer]

26. "History of Swear Words" article in latest DISCOVER MAGAZINE

It turns out, swearing is GOOD for us -- according to science.

Don’t deny it: Sometimes, swearing just feels good. And it’s becoming increasingly clear that dropping the occasionally profanity bomb is actually good for us, too — at least, according to science.

Research has shown that swearing can boost pain tolerance, foster emotional resilience and signal positive traits like verbal fluency and honesty. What’s more, spewing obscenities has the potential to impact our bodies as well as our minds, providing stress relief and even a slight boost in physical performance.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-history-of-swear-words-where-the-and-do-they-come-from

[debm55]

30. We get Discover, I will have to look that up TY

[SWBTATTReg]

33. I agree w/ you and the article. Nothing like a good Cuss to let the pressure out, sooth the nerves. I think that by

now, most of us handling cussing and such Aok, except if they're are kids (young kids) around.

Funny thing (or maybe it's not funny), some of the kids I know are well versed already in the art of Cussing. The first time I ran into a kid and his cussing, I was shocked and then laughed. It was hilarious.

[debm55]

99. Yes it can. Totally agree.

[DEbluedude]

66. Profanity, at times...

provides relief where prayer doesn't.

[debm55]

100. I think both help in different ways. A priest told me that saying damn is not bad but saying God Damn it is because it

a curse.

[sinkingfeeling]

27. Used to say 'damn' until 2016 when I moved to 'f*ck'.

[debm55]

31. I did the move in college.

[3catwoman3]

41. The same thing happened to me.

The "ing" form became Trump's middle name - Donald Fucking Trump.

I mostly use it only when I am alone, but I think it so often that I fear it may slip out someday in an inappropriate setting.

[debm55]

49. Agree. with you there.

[Jilly_in_VA]

32. I'm an F bomber

Not sorry to say it either. My grandkids are mostly grown up enough to hear (and use) it, but I do watch myself around the youngest one and the great-grands. And it's all the Slobfather's fault, too. I was never this bad before him.

[debm55]

34. I like your honesty , Jilly. Good for you!

[Jilly_in_VA]

133. We had a family cussword

When my middle son was 4 he learned something, I forget what now, at preschool, and when I heard him say it at home I explained to him that words like that were "grownup words" and they didn't really sound very nice when grownups said them either, but they sounded pretty bad when kids said them, so he shouldn't say that any more. He went off to his room and was quiet for awhile and when he came out, he said, "Mom, is it okay if I say BUSTERFEATHERS?" I liked that so much that I started saying it too, and pretty soon we were all using it instead of cusswords. I still say it on occasion if I'm in polite company. We also said "Shazbot!" from "Mork and Mindy" and "frack". i hadn't thought of those in awhile.

[debm55]

134. I really like your post. Out of the mouth of babes.

[FalloutShelter]

51. Me too...

FFS!

[debm55]

90. Honesty rules.

[WhiteTara]

35. when I was about 15 or 16, I discovered both

cigarettes and cursing. We lived in the country and spent a lot of time outside, so when I started smoking, behind the proverbial barn, or in cold weather, the loft. So, being fascinated by words, I started using only curse words to form complete sentences. My mother's favorite curse word was "shit" and my father's was "damn" so I combined those and my newly discovered f*cxk and can use curse words as a complete sentence. My father was a rage-aholic, so that gave me a template for using curse words as a nuclear bomb. I had a therapist who suggested I use "f*ck" as an anger word, so my range is rather fulsome and colorful.

[debm55]

37. I had the same kind of therapist and it does get the rage out. For awhile.

[WhiteTara]

39. gestalt therapy for you?

[debm55]

40. Talk therapy

[fantase56]

36. Every one of the 7 words from George Carlin's list

Plus a few more……..

[debm55]

38. Oh my virgin ears.

[Wonder Why]

42. Some people can't finish a sentence without using a crude word.

And some have spent years behind bars and never uttered one.

[debm55]

43. True.

[tazkcmo]

44. My dad told me when I was a little boy...

"Cussing just shows your MFing ignorance."

So, yeah, I swear a lot just to prove him right. F word for emphasis and sh(poo)tstain as an adjective and pronoun are my go to words.

[debm55]

48. Oh you.

[doc03]

50. The worst I ever heard from dad was god darn it. My mother could cuss like a sailer, i

guess I took after my mom. I use them all.

[debm55]

73. Thank you for your honest answer, doc03

[Niagara]

45. I swear like a sailor.

I drop the f bomb frequently like the dirty bird that I am.


When I worked in the kitchen of public school, I once accidently cut my finger badly and I screamed, "If you seek Amy!" (F.U.C.K Me)
What I screamed after I cut my finger was approved by my manager.


I try to watch myself around kids and senior citizens. I've been working on yelling, "Fastnachts!" when I'm frustrated to retrain my brain.


I will admit, I always giggle like a school girl when I hear little old ladies drop the f bomb.

[debm55]

47. Me too about the old ladies swearing. Thank you for your honesty.

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[Lunabell]

53. The F word.

Over and over and over! Also, the one that includes mother.

[debm55]

101. Thank you for your honesty , Lunabell.

[Traildogbob]

54. A Navy vet here

Took a while to slow down the F**k adjective a little. We sailers, especially before females were on ships used “F” more than young girls used “like” a few years back. Every 1 out of 5 words.

[debm55]

102. Wow, glad you cut down because it can loose it usefulness. I have to be verrrry mad/upset to use it. Mostly use use

fricken. but to each their own and being in the military as you were I can understand.

[Jeebo]

55. Drat. Phooey.

That's the first round. If there is a second round, in the interests of variety -- which is, after all, the spice of life -- I'll say shucks or goldarn it. The third round, I'll probably resort to George Carlin's list.

-- Ron

[debm55]

103. I have a hierarchy too.

[CrispyQ]

58. The all-purpose FUCK, of course.

[debm55]

104. CrispyQ; that card is so funny. Where did you get it?

[CrispyQ]

111. Not mine but it would be fun to print a few

& put on car windows who park close or crooked.

[debm55]

112. agree.

[Evergreen Emerald]

59. I say: "Slobodan Milosevic"

He was an evil tyrant. I used it instead of swearing around my daughter. It feels like swearing. I sounds like swearing. And using his name as a negative--is a plus! It worked/works for me.

[debm55]

105. Great idea. My grandparents would swear in Ukranian. We all knew they were saying stuff they didn;t want the kids to

hear.

[Wicked Blue]

60. The all-purpose Estonian curse word:

KURAT

KURADI KURAT

KURADI KURADI KURAT

and so on.

https://estonianworld.com/life/kurat-an-estonian-language-lesson/

[LakeArenal]

61. I swear but like most things, not nearly as much as I used to.

But like my mother, when someone startles me ( not frightens ), I pop out with an “Oh Jesus!”

[EverHopeful]

62. I used to help my Dad work on cars

So I learned the names of all the tools and how to cuss like a sailor.

There's a favorite family story about me telling my brother to get his G** D***ed hands off my tricycle so, yeah, I started young.

Nowadays my go-to is the ever-popular GDMFSOB.

[debm55]

89. Oh my virgin ears. HAHAHAHAHAH

[EarnestPutz]

63. My Mom used to say "Son of a Beehive", which confused us little kids, or "Son of a Bee" which was no better.

[debm55]

87. That's funny. Thank you EarnestPutz

[EarnestPutz]

120. You're welcome. My Mom was a real character. This is another successful poll by you. Keep it up

[mvd]

64. I avoid the f and s words

I do use “damn.” And I substitute “freaking” for the curse word. Another good thread idea. Happy New Year!

[debm55]

86. Same here, most of the time. But there are times I drop the real ones. Happy New Year to you.

[moniss]

65. I don't swear around children

but around adults of my own group I'll be pretty free with it. I try not to on the phone every but once in awhile a mild curse word might come out. I learned the habit from my uncle. He was a big burly man, could be ill tempered and he was very stubborn. For example, I remember when a piece of machinery was causing repeated problems. A bolt that kept breaking was difficult to replace because it was barely accessible behind a shield. So after the 4th time in about 2 hours of having to replace the bolt when it happened again he was already primed.When he went to replace the bolt again the wrench slipped and his hand went along the edge of the shield and cut his finger. What followed was an epic display for which it is a pity that smartphones weren't yet invented.

He immediately grabbed a big hammer and began to swear and use words I had never heard before, I already knew all of the popular ones, as he beat that shield into an unrecognizable shape for about 3 minutes straight. The words were so strange that I broke out in uproarious laughter at him which probably fueled his anger a bit more. During the 3 minutes of "expressing his feelings" I was laughing so hard my sides hurt. He finally calmed enough to rip a strip of cloth and wrap it around his "wound".

During this whole process the hammer was flying, the blood was flying, the unique terms for people/parts of the body/physical actions etc. were flying and there I was uncontrollably laughing. You might think that was dangerous for me but he wasn't physical in any way towards me ever. You might also think that things were over and calmed down now that he had stopped and bandaged himself. You would be wrong.

During the tirade and beating the shield with the hammer and teaching his nephew all of these amazing new expressions it never dawned on him that he was deforming the shield to such a point that he now could not access the offending broken bolt because the beaten shield was now covering it. Which of course began Round 2 with the hammer and a refresher course for me in the new words I had learned. My laughter was even harder. This round ended after a couple of moments when he realized he had done so much damage that the repair could not be done without a cutting torch to remove damaged pieces and then get to the bolt. So we were done working that day early as my uncle drove home to get the torch and I sat in the passenger seat and tried not to laugh.

[debm55]

82. Great post, moniss. Thank you

[Mad_Dem_X]

67. The "S word"

I drop my share of "F-bombs," but I tend to say "Sh**" a lot more.

[debm55]

80. Mine is more of the damn and damn it. Though I have dropped the "f" word.

[thatcrowwoman]

68. Well, spending 20 years with 6th graders and 20 years with high schoolers, I heard all kinds of swears.

My library swear was Sugar Foot! Or Fishy Faces. Or Turkey toes. One day I worked my way through the alphabet. Several of my student assistants picked up Sugar Foot, and that cracked me up,
When I was a toddler, my dad had his ham radio set up with a little corner where I could pound pegs into junior workbench. One evening I pounded a finger instead of the peg and let fly with Sh!t! Little pitcher, big ears picked it up from dad, who quickly changed his swear that the kid might hear to sugarfoot.

My husband spent his time in the Army as an operating room tech. He was quite fond of the movie then the tv seriesM*A*S*H, and enjoyed Sherman Potter’s many colorful swears, safe for network tv back in the day.
🕊🩵💫🎶thatcrowwoman

[debm55]

78. Thank you for your honesty, thatcrowwoman.

[sakabatou]

69. Probably fuck or fucking.

[debm55]

77. Thank you for your honesty. sakabatou.

[PJMcK]

70. My rude vocabulary is broad, colorful and expressive

I don't have a go to swear word. When I must express myself that way, I try to be as expressive and colorful as possible. It's enervating!

[debm55]

76. Thank you PJMcK for your honesty.

[PJMcK]

94. To be honest...

... I'm a gentleman and don't approve of "colorful" language unless it's appropriate, funny or a slip of the tongue.

If I'm playing golf, however, all bets are off!

Mostly, I'm a soft-spoken fellow.

[303squadron]

71. Just call me Roy Kent

[debm55]

75. Confused--Who is Roy Kent? thanks

[303squadron]

116. In the TV series Ted Lasso

One of the main characters is Roy Kent, who has a particular way with and usage of the F word.

If you don't know Ted Lasso I would strongly recommend you check it out. One of the greatest shows ever.

[debm55]

119. Yes. I will thank you

[NoSheep]

72. The word I say sounds different coming from different folks

Fuck is one of my top favorite words. Sometimes a fuck is SO extreme I say FACK!
If you say fuck, do you ever hear someone else say it and it sounds strange and then another person can say it and it sounds normal?
I think:
Fuck! Is that how I sound? Then someone else comes along and says fuck and I'm like: fuck yeah!
It's a word you must own, I think.

[debm55]

74. Thanks for your honesty, NoSheep. and what you bring up is something to frickin ponder.

[NoSheep]

83. Why, thank you!

[niyad]

79. Depends in the sutuation as to which language I swear in.

[debm55]

113. Very true on both counts.

[BlueKota]

81. Begins with F

rhymes with duck.

[debm55]

127. Oh, yes--the big bomb.

[paleotn]

84. Depends on the situation.

After 4 years in the Navy I developed pretty broad repertoire.

[debm55]

128. Agree with depends on the situation

[enid602]

85. Grandparents

My rural grandparents always said ‘well, I’ll be go to hell.’ I’ve always loved that one.

[debm55]

96. That is different and funny.TY

[TygrBright]

88. I like "crappa-lappa-dingdong". n/t

[debm55]

93. Funny, TygrBright.

[Freethinker65]

91. WTF. The long version.

[debm55]

92. My virgin ears, Freethinker65

[claudette]

97. I have two

hell and sh*t. Not very often though. Was raised in a very strict household and never heard my parents curse. I think that is why I am astounded at times at the vulgarity allowed in many forums.

[debm55]

107. Okay, we each have our own opinions. I am happy that you honestly can express yourself. I understand.

[claudette]

115. Thanks

😊

[AllaN01Bear]

106. i would get banned for a while so i wont reiterate if u dont mind

blankety blank blank blankety blank. i have a few friends who are retired mil. one a unitied states navy chief petty officer and stationed with nas there a lady friend and a army field medic who was in cosavo and i can keep up w all 3 of them. i remember as a young boy or young adult where a politician uttered the word popycock and the whole m$n went into a feeding frenzey.

[debm55]

108. I hope I don't get banned.

[Srkdqltr]

109. Of course I swear. Im an old woman and no one pays attention unless i do.

Whatever word works to get the attention I need.

[debm55]

110. LOVE ya. srkdqltr.

[Srkdqltr]

114. Thank you debm. Hugs.

I'm in a funky mood and you made me smile 😃 😊

[LudwigPastorius]

117. I try to be creative in the moment.

Not unlike Larry David, when he tries to cover for the chef he hired...who happens to have Tourette's.

[debm55]

118. Was that really a movie? I had to laugh at some of the people in the restaurant

[LudwigPastorius]

121. It's from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" an HBO show.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm

[malthaussen]

122. Like a stevedore. Or a senior NCO. n/t

[debm55]

129. Thank you malthaussen

[area51]

124. I use gorram from the

Firefly TV series, and the German word for sh*t.

[debm55]

130. Always helpful to use other languages,

[csziggy]

125. When my older sisters were in high school

One of them said "damn" one day. Mom went ballistic and told her that ladies do not swear. From then on instead of using any of the swear words she knew that sister would yell "OBSCENITIES!" at the top of her lungs. Mom had no problem with that and it would crack up anyone who was around her.

Years later Mom also got onto me for saying "crap" about something. I explained to her that it was not a swear word and explained the history of Thomas Crapper, the British plumber. Mom was not impressed and threatened to make me walk home (we were fifteen miles away in another town) not only for using a bad word but for talking back.

[debm55]

131. Sorry, csziggy

[marble falls]

126. Mine is a string, I use it so few times I've shocked bikers who've heard it. Suffice it to say ...

... I will not repeat it here. An f-bomb pales in comparison. See #17.

[debm55]

132. Good for my virgin eyes, TY

[Emile]

135. When the subject is the previous guy,

usually the first word is fucking.

[debm55]

136. I think alot of people feel that way.

[Different Drummer]

137. Everything I know about swearing, I learned from Yosemite Sam.

[debm55]

138. That is so funny!!! It reminds me of the father in A Christmas Story. fixing the furnace.