Cursing/Swearing without really Cursing/Swearing

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:20 am

There have been quite a few language type threads lately. Here is another one.

We all know a TON of "swear" words. You know the kind of word intended to infer or incite anger, fear or indignation in others. But how many words/phrases are there to say the same sorts of things, without really saying them?

Here are a couple I could think of:

Read between the lines

Up yours

Any others?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:32 am

Eat me!

Post by **Nanohedron** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:05 am

Pound sand.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:06 am

Go post in the U P Forum.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:11 am

get bent.
bite me/it
I've got your.....(fill it in)

But swear words don't have to be directed at someone. They are often used as exclamations.

florp!
fark!
frick!
sheeite!
skitsky!
shikes!
judas priest!

My own invention named after a news anchor in Norfolk Va: \
Judith Baroody! I always thought that name sounded like an exclamation.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:15 am

Word to yo momma...

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:59 am

F U !!

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:11 pm

Póg mo thóin

Redwolf

jolsen · Post by **jolsen** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:21 pm

I know you are, but what am I?

I heard of someone who got tired of excessive profanity at the office, and started using the names of the guilty coworker's kids as swearwords to get his point across.

Then from the Kerry presidential campaign, the infamous "Shove it" from Mrs. Kerry after her speech on civility in politics.

missy · Post by **missy** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:27 pm

bull twinkies!

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:28 pm

Oh, pickle-pucker!

dlovrien · Post by **dlovrien** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:33 pm

I understand that instead of "Go jump in the lake" or "Go fly a kite" the French say "Go cook yourself an egg." No of them make any sense.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:41 pm

SOme of these may actually count as the real thing.

nancymae · Post by **nancymae** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:56 pm

I unfortunately come to a point where I say what is one my mind..and if certain words come out...so be it.

My hubby showed me on one of his writer's websites a place where you can buy a read stamp that says bull sh*t. I am thinking of getting that.
I have seen enough of those memos in my day....too bad I can't red-stamp the actual people.

Ok...so I have had a bad day today. (Used some of those infamous words too)

living in office cubicle hell...where is my WHISTLE???

nancy

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:27 pm

Nurse! Cranio-rectal extraction kit STAT!