What do you say in place of swearing?

Question

For example, you drop something heavy on your toe but cant swear because theirs lots of children, I would say "pants!"

Answer 1

"fudge" or "frick"

Answer 2

I don't bother with replacements. ._.

I don't see the point of sheltering them from *this* since they're gonna get exposed to it eventually. Why do parents act like their children are never gonna grow up to know all the "bad words"? They don't really think that as their kids mature into adults, they're not going to swear at all just because they've never heard them as children?

If you think your child is going to practise monkey see, monkey do, maybe you should sit him/her down and have a good talk with him/her instead.

The only times I would refrain from swearing is when the company actually matters to me, like when I'm at work or with customers. But even if it were swearing from unexpected pain or from things going wrong, I expect adults around me to understand since they probably do it too.

Answer 3

Make up your own swear words.

I once worked with a lot of older women who considered swearing unacceptable in the work place. I made up the word frapping which stood for f...ing c..p. Since they didn't know what I was saying, it wasn't swearing in their terms but I knew I was swearing.

Then my son started saying it '-)

Answer 4

Pussyfeathers!

Sassafras Sassafras Sassafras

Answer 5

Schlitterbahn (a water park in Texas). It gets the point across without being too offensive. Also tends to get a laugh from the more knowing ones.

Answer 6

Jimmity Snickits!

Answer 7

Having something heavy dropped on my toe, there's no other word for crying out except "OUCH" with pain.

Answer 8

I invent funny little 'fill in the blank' sounds. A more creative one I heard uses the word 'fire'. As in - "It scared the fire out of me!" I think swearing is very low class. The minute I hear someone swear it kind of lowers my impression of them.

Answer 9

I grew up with one my mom used all the time - "son of a biscuit box". First time I used that at a new job, my subordiate cracked up for half an hour and asked if he could use it.

Answer 10

Try to swear in a diffrent language,let the offended figger it out!

Answer 11

Friggity Frap

I've even taken to saying "Oh where the heaven are my keys?" instead of the warmer locale... my darn kids are picking up everything from their sailor-talking mama! LOL!!