When I want to be polite and there are others around, the "swear" words I use are..."dumbhead nimnut idiot jerk". It releases tension without being vulgar. Do you have any benign words you use in place of what you really want to say?
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I often use the terms, "What a total casserole" "c-sucker" and "a-hole" when trying to be less offensive.
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No, but I will keep reading this thread to learn some! This could really help me!
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Shut the Front Door! (in place of STFU) ....hmmm....I use lots, but they're so random - I don't generally use them unless I'm really mad and in front of a kid. Generally speaking, I've got a horrible potty mouth. *edit* I am listing two that I found myself using today on here...Flipping and Darn (it's obvious what those replace...lol!)
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What the flip or you gunky is what we use
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GODBLESSAMERICA!! That's usually what I say.
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I malign frogs a lot. FROG IT! is my favorite. Or FUDGE!
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I use SOD and BUGGER. I think these are technically swear words but they're pretty unoffensive to most people nowadays. I hope!
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I subsitute 'mother of pearl' or 'mofo' for their more intense cousin. I don't swear in public, but I do voice my frustrations at home once in a while.
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Usually I'll come out with some kindof jibberish- like if I stub my toe, I'll probably start to swear and think it better not to, and then change it with someting weird like: "Son of a... Whosie whatsit!" Sometimes I'll say "Mother of Pearl" or somethign that SOUNDS like a swear word, but isn't. Esepcially if I'm around kids. Or, I'll just make mumbling, grumbling, muttering sounds. This way I can cuss but they can't hear me- it just sounds like nothing.
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Fartsucker...it sounds vulgar without actually being it
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A friend of mine used to say "son of a tit" - it was so funny we'd all giggle
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Feck, shizer, ball-cocks, - that's about as clean as they get, but i'm usually pretty good at holding my tongue - my mum thinks i'm an angel and never swear... little does she know....... ha ha! **evil little giggle** x x
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Cheese and Rice! or Jeezy Creezy! Instead of J.C.
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n00b, idiot, and bonehead are my favorites, but i love calling stupid people n00bs!
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Instead of the "F" word I'll say FUDGE Instead of Hell, I'll say heck Instead of "You piece of s**t" I'll say "YOu piece of crap" Instead of MF, I'll say you dumb ass!
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I just laugh maniacally. It makes me feel better while making the offending party feel awkward:)
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I pretty much say what I mean. Of course, if I am in polite company or in a situation where I really should not say it, I keep my mouth shut or I say it in Rromanes... quietly. When I say "Oh Bloody H*ll", that is what I mean. Same with "Bugger!!", "piss off", "sh*t", and *drumroll* "f*ck". I do not say "f*ck" that often. I tend to be creative in my cussing, rather than just the short version. Unless, that is, I have a virus on my computer then it is a string of "OH F*CK!!"s.
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"son of a beach" "Mother trucker" & You lil Sheet.
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I usally just say "GRR!" depending on how mad I am.
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since there are kids in the house...yes. I say stupid stuff like "pooty" "oh, bucket" "thats a bunch of pucky"
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