umsami Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 What are your favorite "alternative" swear words... For example: Oh spit, fudge, kiss my grits (remember "Alice"?), son of a biscuit, shoot, balderdash, crud, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Oh, sugar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My husband's French Canadian swear words are pretty adorable IMO. They're all based on Catholicism -- tabernacle, chalice, Calvary, host -- all swear words in Quebecois. If you're really on a roll, you stack them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Just talk to my two-year-old about her shirt. She'll give you an alternative that sounds just like the real thing. Gotta work on that -ir sound. :) Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My most used "swear" alternative is "Smack a dog!" I have no idea why! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Fudgesicle, Fudruckers, and Shut the front door! Also, if I win a game I like to smack the table and yell "Show me where your mama lives!" While doing a saucy head maneuver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My husband says, "Son of a Buckenheimer." I have no idea where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 garfunkel. If it's really bad we say gar-stinkin-fukel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmama Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Cripes on a cracker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'll often say "What the cat hair!?!" or "Mother of pearl!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Son of a mother, fudge, what the frack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Fork. :P As in, "Mother forker!! I just stubbed my toe." I can't remember how dh and I ended up saying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 "Son of a big-eared..." "Crappy-doodles" "Frell" "God Bless America!" "Jiminy Crickets" "Kyarn" (a FIL original) "Chingaletta" (a FIL adaptation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Nerfherder Crackydack Bleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Just remembered that my kids do say "Oh barnacles!" (Learned it from Spongebob. LOL ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 At my uncle's 80th birthday bash, his kids told about hearing him walk into the vacuum cleaner that one of his kids had left in a walkway, stubbing his toe in the dark of the wee hours. What came out of his mouth became family lore, and since we heard it, has made it into our family's usage: Humphrey BO-gart!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Sugar pastries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I remembered my kids like to say "shuuump." They said it is the sound left on a song when explicit lyrics are deleted. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 What the chicken noodle soup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My kids love Slap Ya Mama. Sigh. Mine are more of the elf variety. Cotton headed ninnymuggins, hot dog on a stick, jeepers criminy, fudge sauce. I don't often waste time on replacements. I go straight for the dirtiest words. I grew up on the dark side of Hollywood, and I served in the Navy. I left Marines speechless. It's a hard habit to break. I forgot the 2 I use most often, For crying in the rain, and cheese and crackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I had a first sergeant who said "goddawg" a million years ago. It's my go-to swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My MIL (whom I have heard use a real swear word exactly once in the 27 years I've known her) gets much mileage out of "piffle." I'm partial to, "Ah, nuggets." And bonus points to a friend who convinced her kids that when that semi cut her off on the freeway she actually said "truck axle." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Got dandruff, some of it itches! :D I've never used it - makes me giggle too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I don't know that she was using it in place of swear words, but my grandmother used to say "My stars and garter belts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My great-grandmother and grandmother said (say) Judas Priest. We had a neighbor growing up that said Rat Farts. gosh, darn, crap, crapola, stinkin', daggone, etc. otherwise. We are partial to the word arse, but not usually when mad--it's usually when we're joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 "Dang it." I say it too much; when she was 2 yo my DD began saying it with timing and expression. I'm not sure that is alternative enough to qualify, actually. Also, "Nuts", "Shoot" and "Rats". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 If I'm mad enough, or in. enough pain, to swear, I use the real word. I guess everyone around here uses crap. Some of these alternative swear words are hilarious, but in the moment, it's always the real one that comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 :lol: Dd and I just watched a Tim Hawkins video where he lists 100 alternative curse words. "Fart knocker" seemed to be a favorite of his. I find myself using "sugar, honey, iced tea!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I usually say the British ones as my alternates. Because they just sound silly to Americans so I figure I'm not offending anyone. Let's hope there's no actual Brits around when I stub my toe or break things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 What the flagnog?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I remembered my kids like to say "shuuump." They said it is the sound left on a song when explicit lyrics are deleted. :lol: My younger son says, "bleepin'" for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Farts Fartsicles Crapadoodles Shikamooney katchatooey Dag bling Rucka frucka God bless America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Creativity in swearing is fun, but it's still swearing,so we just stick to the real deal usually. We do use Shakespearean insults from a coffee mug we have on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I use them all the time, lol. I blame my grandmother (she had some good ones). "Oh fudgesickles!" "Son of a beaver!" "Suger snaps!" "Freaking A!" "Well bless your heart..." .... those are my favorites and I use them too frequently :p ETA: we do not care if the children say "crap". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Well if the real one doesn't come out first.... Son of a beechnut What the heck or bell Dog gawm it (yeah picked that up when we lived in Georgia) Oh funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 LOL, funny thread. I tend to pull things from movies: crab nuggets! (Megamind) son of a motherless goat (3 Amigos!) good night nurse! (old movie) love a duck! (old movie) this reminded me of the Tim Hawkins bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzKvNMgQy0M Actually, after watching that again... I think I use a lot more. Crud-muffin is pretty common here... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Big Hairy Rats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Rats. Short Rats, Fat Rats, and Monster Fat Rats. Mother-flaming poodles. Buttonhole. :glare: I really miss my "real" swear words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 'Fish' as in, "She's such a fish" But it comes with a backstory... We were at the beach on day when youngest dd was about 4. She was swimming and diving through the waves and her sister older commented that she was 'such a fish.' Well, dd misheard her and started running up the beach yelling at the top of her little lungs, "She called me a b!$%h, mom. She just called me a b!$%h!!!" Everyone within ear shot turns to look as poor older daughter is running behind yelling, "I said FISH! I said FISH!!!!!!!" So, since then it's just been in the family lexicon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Son of a bisquit spit in my basket Jackrabbitdonkey Diddley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Fudgebuckets, and Oh my gravy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 My husband's French Canadian swear words are pretty adorable IMO. They're all based on Catholicism -- tabernacle, chalice, Calvary, host -- all swear words in Quebecois. If you're really on a roll, you stack them. Can you list a few? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Son of a bisquit spit in my basket Jackrabbitdonkey Diddley Diddley is a swear word??? Oh...I like "Great Jehosaphat!" but have never considered it "swearing." It comes down to technicalities, ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I don't know that she was using it in place of swear words, but my grandmother used to say "My stars and garter belts". My grandmother used to say "Good night!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Oh, I say "good grief" all the time! That video was hilarious. I use a ton of those, many times a day, and don't even notice doing it. I bet that says something about my personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Son of a biscuit eater, fudgeyfudgers, fudruckers, frick frack... it's clear that my favorite is the F word, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Game fish excrement Unintelligent burro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Shut the front door! Crap on a cracker! Son of a biscuit Cab cakes Sweet mother of pearl Barnacles Son of Poseidon (can you tell we watch Spongebob?) Sweet baby Hey Zeus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Well, poop on a stick Foot! And nonsense syllables I string together. I figure the more ridiculous it sounds, the more it will diffuse my emotions. :) Common ones like darn, dang, crap, shoot, dog gone it, and dad burn are used frequently, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Oh, I say "good grief" all the time! That video was hilarious. I use a ton of those, many times a day, and don't even notice doing it. I bet that says something about my personality. "Good Grief" cannot be a swear word. The grandma on the Walton show said it all the time and she would not swear. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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