What word do you use in place of a swear word, I use fudge, but sometimes the real word comes out, Or do you use the

[debm55]

real word.

[Ocelot II]

1. I don't replace. I just swear.

[debm55]

2. Thank you Ocelot II

[nature-lover]

3. Frack! All satisfying swear words need a hard consonant at the end.

[debm55]

4. Thank you nature-lover. True, very true.

[Deuxcents]

5. I cuss/swear for emphasis. Sometimes I surprise myself how easily the words come out 🤬

I try hard around my grandkids to watch it..otherwise I don’t care.

[debm55]

6. Thank you Deuxcent and have a damn good day.

[Alpeduez21]

7. Oh, poop.

[debm55]

8. Good one, Alpeduez21. Thank you.

[enid602]

9. muddy

Cheese and crackers got all muddy.

[debm55]

10. Thank you enid602, Sometimes when I am mad I say. "Oh blow it out your nose, if kids are around."

[SWBTATTReg]

11. I use the 'real' word. Most of my friends do too. None of us are offended, and we all know what we mean.

To each their own, and screw anyone that gets offended otherwise. I don't monitor or censure you and I kindly ask the same thing of others too.

[debm55]

13. Thank you SWBTATTReg. Folks around here are like that . Good for you and your friends.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Probably Darn or Shoot

Not that i don't use the real thing, too.

[Harker]

14. You sound like Slim Pickens, Professor! n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Don't Look Like Him!

I use "doggone it" too, but not "dadgummit". That would be more of a Slim thing.

[Harker]

22. I'm still waiting to get a look at his brother "Easy."

[debm55]

16. Same here. Thank you ProfessorGAC One time early in my teaching career, a roach rain across my desk. No matter how

many times I hit it with my fist the darn thing would not die. It was a Catholic school. yelled "Jesus, Christ" Then it hit me, what I said, and where I was at. So I added, Jesus Christ died on the cross.

[Harker]

15. Usually "fark", but in honor of Norman Mailer I went with "fug"

this morning, resulting in a quizzical look from my wife.

[debm55]

17. Hi Harker!!!!. That is funny. Thank you.

[Harker]

21. Hi, Debm55!

[JoseBalow]

24. Plausible deniability?

[Harker]

25. Ha! I'm anything but plausible. n/t

[Luciferous]

19. I swear like a sailor 🤣

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20. HAHAHAHAHHAHAH Thank you Lucierous.

[FalloutShelter]

39. Me too.

I use all the words.

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45. Oh my, hahhahahahhahhahahahah Thank you FalloutShelter.

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[Xavier Breath]

23. I use fudge as well sometimes.

My ex and I used to use it around the house quite a bit. We're both huge fans of The Christmas Story, so the trick is to say it slowly like Ralphie does in the tire-changing scene.

"Oh fuuuuuudge."

[debm55]

29. Thank you Xavier Breath. That was so funny. Oh fuuuuuuuuuudge. got to make dinner.

[Glorfindel]

26. Phooey!

I'm not a big fan of swearing.

[debm55]

30. That's okay. We all have likes and dislikes. Thank you Glorfindel.

[rsdsharp]

27. I use the real word(s); many of them -- usually in as creative a string as I can manage.

A friend who was traffic director at a radio station I worked at, wouldn’t say “the word,” so if she got real frustrated at work, would run into the FM control room where my roommate did afternoons, stamp her little foot, and demand “Say it, Charlie!”

Apparently, profanity by proxy doesn’t count.

[debm55]

31. Thank you for your post rsdsharp. It is funny.

[4139]

28. FROGS!

[debm55]

32. Thank you, 4139 That's a new one for me.

[4139]

33. French Canadian ancestry thing....

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34. HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Leith]

35. I've got a few

Fudge bucket!!
Mother Fuddrucker!!
Rats!!

Those are my favorites. They really work!

The other day I did the "nom nom kitty" song (see YouTube, just the kitty at the beginning) when I was irked by somebody's play in a card game which made me change my strategy. I sang it while I was trying to find a new best card to play. The others chuckled.

[debm55]

46. HAHAHAHAHAH, thank you Leith. I like Mother Fuddrucker.

[Wonder Why]

36. I've never seen the need for using some of those words. I understand many people say them when angry but to put

them in posts or email where one has an opportunity to think about what one says makes me ignore the post because it indicates to me that they think little about themselves and others with their crude words because there is a better way to post what they think. With some, the constant use of it makes me feel they cannot express a thought in writing without using crudity. This is just my opinion and it is obviously not shared by a large number of posters on this site.

[debm55]

47. Wonder Why. I understand what your saying and I understand why people use the words. People use the words to show their

anger, dismay or hurt. I think we all have a right to our own opinions. I am glad you expressed yours and they expressed theirs.When I told my mother that my husband had Malignant Cancer of the Prostrate in May, her response was what are you crying for everyone dies. I was angry, and mad at the hearthless remark. And I did say What the hell are you talking about and hung up. After I hung up I did use the word, f-ck all of them. Would I do it again, yes. You may think I am wrong, but their lack of any type of empathy , toward my husband, was a knife in my heart, In my eyes they all deserved it. PS Husband has not received a call or card from them, Thank you for taking part in the discussion, I am saying their are occasions where people swear and really I on such I use them.

[MerrilyMerrily]

37. my brother used to say Boschwitz

I grew up in Minnesota. Rudy Boschwitz was US senator when my brother was in high school. My brother enjoyed saying his last name with great emphasis when he was frustrated. A lot of people found it amusing if they overheard him.

He served two terms and was then defeated by the great Paul Wellstone - twice! He probably did not exclaim "Boschwitz!" when he lost.

[debm55]

48. Thank you MerrilyMerrily. that is funny. Oh Boschwitz. who let the dog out????

[Lunabell]

38. In my whole life, I never heard my father swear, but

He would sometimes say, "shht" Not shit, shht. The worst thing my mother said was "hells bells." Lol.

They were old school and I swear like a motherfucking sailor!! I once called my dad a bastard and he cried. Literally cried because he felt I insulted his mother. Yeah, old school for sure.

RIP daddy. I miss you and promise I didn't mean to insult my grandmother.

[debm55]

49. Thank you Lunabell, I am sorry about your dad , but that is sort of funny.

[AllaN01Bear]

40. expltive deleted .

felgercarb. humbug. oh krum. fiddle sticks . horse hockey.others . but when the shoe fits , wear it, no?

[debm55]

51. HAAHAHAH thank you AllaN01Bear. Love your choices. Hears one for you to use--Blow it out your nose. They will get it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

41. Slobodan Milosevic

Say is instead of Son of a B*. It feels like a swear word, it sounds like a swear word, and he is a war criminal. I used to say it when my daughter was young.

[debm55]

52. Thank you, I will use. Is it Serbian? Good Choice.

[Solly Mack]

42. I always go for the gold.

[debm55]

54. HAHHAHAHAHAHAH. You are funny, Solly Mack.

[Solly Mack]

56. Fucking-A.

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57. HAHAHAHAHAHAH-------

[Different Drummer]

43. I just learned of the existence of a semi-swear word today that I had never heard before.

That word is excrementious and I am going to start using it. Thank you, Merriam-Webster!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/that-sucks-vocabulary-replacements

[debm55]

58. Thank you Different Drummer. I think we all know of a exrementious person. I like that and the others. I am going to

bookmark that page. Thank you again posting that. LOVE IT

[AllaN01Bear]

44. i never heard my late mom swear.

one time when we were having political issues in my greater church., we were going out to sunday meal, and she slammed her foot on the floorboard of the car and uttered a explitive deleted word . i was shocked , didnt say anything but was shocked . she must have been really miffed to do so.

[debm55]

60. Sometimes it will just slip out. Yes, must have been angry at something. but that's human. Love ya, Bear

[SCantiGOP]

50. I had a Mormon boss at one of my summer jobs

He was very devout. Never tried to push his beliefs on anyone, but practiced what his faith said. He drank about 5 soft drinks a day, but only Sprite or 7 Up since they did not contain caffeine, and he would not use any drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor for a legitimate medical necessity).
He would not curse, so when there was an occasion that called for a profanity he would use his strongest language: "Oh, pickleworm."

[debm55]

53. Thanks SCantiGOP , That's funny.

[True Dough]

55. Substitute?

Just stick with the real thing. Follow Kali's example:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219184550

[debm55]

59. Thank you. Sometimes you just got to get it out.

Thank you , True Dough

[Kali]

72. LOL

SOMETIMES in situations where I HAVE to be restrained I will use frick or freak, but mostly yeah - the real thing is more clear.

[True Dough]

73. Hey! You found your way to this post!

Sometimes I wish there was an ability to "tag" other DUers in posts. Alas, there is not. But you happened upon it anyway.

Fuck, yeah!!!

[we can do it]

61. Go big or stay home.

[debm55]

63. Thank you, we can do it.

[samnsara]

62. Shoot Fire!

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64. Thank you samnsara.

[AllaN01Bear]

65. a friend of mine who is fond of cats , uses the word pussycats .

[debm55]

68. Thank you AllaN01Bear. That;s funny.

[Mad_Dem_X]

66. I usually just swear, but I have been known to

substitute the word "sugar" for...you know.

[debm55]

70. Thank you Mad_Dem_X The choice of "sugar" is a good one.

[arkielib]

67. I usually try to say "God Bless America"

but sometimes "dammit" comes out instead.

[debm55]

69. Thank you arkielib. Too many words. and sometimes the easy words come out.

[GoneOffShore]

71. Depends who I'm talking with - Americans I'll just say 'Fuck', Irish & Brits, 'Feck' French 'Merde' or 'Putain'

[debm55]

74. Thank you, GoneOffShore. You have a variety there