Did I Say That Out Loud?
06/09/2015
Okay. True confessions.
I'll admit it: I have no problem whatsoever with . . . profanity.
(Sorry Mom.)
I think a well-placed . . . expletive . . . can add just the right emphasis and level of meaning. Y'know? Plus. Well. Swearing (out loud) can help diffuse an otherwise frustrating situation.
That said, there's a time and a place for swearing. And when it's NOT the time or the place, here are my favorite substitutes:
- CRAP. As in . . . Full of.
- FREAKIN'. As in . . . How can it take so freakin' long?
- DANG. As in . . . Wow! Can you freakin' believe that? Holy-Moley!
- RATS. As in . . . Oh, DANG! I cannot freakin' believe that!
- HOKEY-PETE. As in . . . Hokey-PETE! Are you freakin' kidding me?
- POOP. As in . . . I really need to get my POOP-in-a-GROUP!
- JERK-WAD. As in . . . That jerk-wad! He just cut me off!
- SON-OF-A-GUN. As in . . . It hurt like a SONofaGUN!
- TICKED. As in . . . I am SO ticked off right now.
- HOLY-MOLEY. As in . . . Holy-Moley! That's some serious crap!
How about YOU? What do you say . . . when you can't say what you'd really like to say?
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Jerk wad is a good one!
Posted by: Carole | 06/09/2015 at 08:28 AM
It's amazing how many variations of non-swear swear-words there are! Thanks for sharing yours, and feel free to check mine out :)
Posted by: Lily | 06/09/2015 at 08:31 AM
Holy Crap, you've got a boatload of good ones! I never think fast enough (or cleverly enough) to make the switch to a non-explitive and heck is the one that drives me batshit here in Utah.
Posted by: margene | 06/09/2015 at 08:37 AM
I say Holy Moly all the time but I don't use it as a substitute for swearing.
Posted by: Kwizgiver | 06/09/2015 at 09:46 AM
Ticked is a good one. Doug often says (not to me) don't tick me off! Great idea Kym but hard to come up with 10!
Posted by: Patty | 06/09/2015 at 01:13 PM
Frakin fratch..that is a good list!
Posted by: Jo | 06/09/2015 at 09:31 PM
fun list - I wonder if I could remember Hokey Pete the next time I need it?!
Posted by: Mary | 06/10/2015 at 06:06 AM
"POOP-in-a-GROUP". Lol. My father was rather fond of dag-nab-it. My mother reverted to French and a well placed "Merde" was often audible. With some tongue biting and piercing #1 and #2 are employed here.
Posted by: Manise | 06/10/2015 at 08:17 AM