*Lulu* Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 after the other thread I began trying to think how many phrases we use, (DH and I), that are at their core substitutions. I was shocked at how many we have! Crud Shoot heck What the Son of a biscuit Oh my stars Oh my heavens Shut the front door Gosh Gee Frickin' Stinkin' Heck to the no Fudge Freak Frackin' Freakin' Darn Dang Kiss it Kiss my grits Heck no Witch Are there any good ones we are missing out on? :tongue_smilie: I'd tell y'all to say "bless my heart", but we all know that is a sweet southern euphemism for "kiss my @%% and go to &*##." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 :001_huh: potty mouth! ;) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I use lots of those. I like frickin-frackin combined as a sweet, percussive duo that rolls ever-so-pleasantly off the tongue. Crying out loud! For cryin' in the pee-bucket! (Ummm, that was my dad's, but I've stolen it.) Stink! Crapola. Gosh dern dagnabit. (Just when I'm channeling a country bumpkin from the 1920s. :D And for name calling: Little stinker. Turkey. Poo-head and poopy-head also make me feel much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Shinola: as in, "Pick all that shinola up off the floor." :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 When oldest was 14-16, he and dh came up with a lot of euphemisms for curse words. Gamefish Excrement Richard Cranium Offspring of a female canine Bovine Excrement Gluteus Maximus Excavation You get the picture!:lol: They still bring some of them up now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 See this is why I just use the proper words. Too much time and energy in translating. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 See this is why I just use the proper words. Too much time and energy in translating. :tongue_smilie: :lol:Thats just what I was thinking as I read the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 We watch far too much Phineas and Ferb in this house so anyone who does anything moronic is called a doofenshmirtz. I really try not to cuss and rarely do, so I end up making up random words...it's certainly lightens the mood more than spouting off a cuss word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 We watch far too much Phineas and Ferb in this house so anyone who does anything moronic is called a doofenshmirtz. I really try not to cuss and rarely do, so I end up making up random words...it's certainly lightens the mood more than spouting off a cuss word. my brother made up a word as a teen since our parents were so anti-swearing and even euphemisms were not ok. He totally cracked up when he heard my oldest daughter use "his" made up word. "Consarn it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 See this is why I just use the proper words. Too much time and energy in translating. :tongue_smilie: What's funny is DH and I do use the proper words on occasion. The substitutions are for minor moments, or when DH is trying to self-edit in front of the little kids. The kids use lots of them as well, and, I'm not gonna lie, I LMAO every time the 4 year old says "heck to the no"! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I remember at my VERY Christian school, reading a book that kept saying, "Gee whiz." My dear sweet 4th grade teacher made us skip that and say, "Goodness" while we were reading. We thought it was so funny when some of the kids couldn't do that and would read it out loud without stopping themselves. There were about 4 of us in the class who were fast readers and could think while we read so she quickly asked one of us to read those sections! :lol: She equated Gee with being short for Jesus, used not as our savior. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 My sister-in-law says "Oh, mylanta". I think it's cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well, because I love words, I like to try to come up with a brand-new expression whenever possible. :D Just yesterday, I used, "...there is no way in Timbukto..." and I recently coined, "What the hark?" :D "Carp" and "Oh my Bob!" are expressions I've snatched from these boards. I like them very much. I don't really understand those who ban euphemisms along with actual swear words. How unexpressively dull! I knew a boy when I was a teen who, when he got frustrated with someone or they cut him off in traffic, would say, "Oh, go read your Bible!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 My oldest ds says "what the flagnog?" My dh says "whiskey tango foxtrot?" While I do not often swear, when I do it is the real thing and you know I am VERY angry. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I've been wondering for a long time now: what, specifically, makes a word "bad"? How did words come to be seen as "bad" and unacceptable for usage? In most other cultures that I know of, "cursing" is more like what we read about from ancient times: placing a curse on someone. People in other cultures may "curse" you by wishing ill on your mother or all the generations of your decendents. Here, we just throw out random words or phrases that are considered "bad," instead of actually laying a curse on someone (generally).... How did these get substituted for cursing? And why do we fall out (is that a substitute, I wonder?) over someone saying something like "sh--", but they can use another, acceptable form of that word (which will vary, from person to person, by the way) and we won't be upset? I'm thinking of terms like bowel movement, poo, poop, etc. Similarly, why can we say a "horrible" thing like "f---," but if we shouted "intercourse" we'd just get odd looks because people wouldn't know why we were shouting that word randomly, but they wouldn't likely be offended by it, either...? I wonder if it's something about the sounds that are present in those words that has caused them to be considered "bad"? I wonder if gutteral sounds, for instance, are considered harsh and are generally not preferred, so words that include a lot of them get branded...? I don't know, I'm just wonderin'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's all culturally based. Some people see nothing wrong with cussing, I unfortunately saw that too much when I volunteering to help little one's read at our local elementary school. And I see it even with older kids, eventually though some of them figure it out. In some social circles though they won't even wince if someone yells out the F word which is so sad to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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