favorite (technically) non-curse words

Ok, since I'm not a rebellious teen anymore, I have a real office job, and I've got years of restaurant experience behind me, I've grown used to having to find alternate cuss words that are safe to use at work.  Having done this for so long, it's kind of seeped into my personal life.  Good news is that, because of this, I rarely catch myself accidentally cussing where I shouldn't be.  And most times, I no longer feel the need to add a curse word into a sentence just to get my point across.

Some of my favorites:

Frick! (sometimes folowed by Frick! Frick! Frick! while pounding on my desk at work)

Frickin-A!

Cheese and Rice!

Neither of them are unique, but they do the trick.  Any others that you guys have?

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!!!!

Original Post by ucantseeme:

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!!!!

 AH! That's hilarious! I'm so going to use that!

Son of a biscuit!

Gosh dangit!

What the wing-dang-doodle?! --by the end of that one you should feel a little happier because I mean, how funny is wing-dang-doodle to say? lol

What in the...?*suck in breath**slowly exhale* <--believe it or not this works

Original Post by ucantseeme:

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!!!!

 Admit it.  You watch What Not to Wear.

I vote for...

Son of a motherless goat

Tufted Titmouse (which was also in the running to replace the overused "awesome" but I feel sounds more like a cuss word)

and

Fudgerucker

Original Post by nasuoni:

Frack in general because I ♥ Battlestar Galactica.

 

Same here, along with variations (mother fracker, frackhead, etc.)

I have also found myself using "fishpaste", "tartar sauce", and "barnacles."

And on some occasions, hubby and I slip into movie mode and use "fargin' icehole" and "mother pussbucket."

Original Post by pavlovcat:

Original Post by ucantseeme:

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!!!!

 Admit it.  You watch What Not to Wear.

 I admit it...I don't.  I did get it from a movie though...I'm not sure which one though.  Hmmm, now I'll think about that all night...thanks

I am so grateful to work in the art world - where tattoos and swearwords are by the now. Even in management ;)

I once worked in an office where swearing and short sleeves were forbidden.  "Oh, for the love!" was a fave.

Stinkin'!  And you can't say it with the g - it doesn't work!

crispy toads!

crabby apples!

fragalistic!

sons of uncles....yea, i say really weird stuff.

Oh, Scroggins!!!

I  say   Aw  crap!!  a lot

And  Dang it

I also say   For god sakes a lot as well

I've found it to be very efficient to simply say...

...A-HEMMM...or...

EXCUSE ME???

and look the other person in the eye...and then walk away.

Cuss words are a sign of childish behaviour, whether on the part of a young adult or an elderly person.  They accomplish nothing!

I do agree with you, momshome.  People who routinely use cuss words, especially when just having a conversation, demonstrate a lack of vocabulary.  I mean, surely they can come up with a better adjective to describe a particular situation!

However, there are moments when you do need an expletive, but I'm finding them fewer and fewer as I work on it.

I still like stinkin'.

Nuts!

Good gravy!

Snaps!

Original Post by carmenxox:

"lame sauce"

my guy friends say that all the time... it makes absolutely no sense, but it's less offensive then saying "that's gay" or "that sucks"

...

I wonder if lame sauce would go good on chicken?  hehe

variation I use:  weak sauce

As in, that turkey sandwich was weak sauce; your insult was weak sauce; etc

Also...craptastic.  love that one!

mother effer

dickweed

poop head

dingleberry

Original Post by ucantseeme:

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!!!!

 I also use that one..I saw it in a commercial on TV!

Be careful there, guys!  Some of those WERE cuss words in my family growing up!