I need a non-swear swear word

[JayDirex]

"RAM" is old school sci-fi comics ala "Alien Legion Comics"
Those characters would say "Ram it all" "Ram it down your throat" "Ram it loser"

 

[RepresentingSilence]

A swear word isn't a swear because thats what it is
its a swear word because of HOW its used

 

[CountVanBadger]

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[NotaNuffian]

Just a word? Damn it.

You disappointment.
Failure
NEET
Worthless
Insignificant
Worm

Ps. On the subject of insect:

Pillbug
Dung
Cockroach
Ant

 

[Shiriru_B]

There are no real swear words in XNPC. Who or whatever's in charge decided that forcing people to kill monsters on a daily basis or else become mindless flesh robots was fine, but cussing was a step too far. So whenever someone tries to swear, the System forces them to say something else. So far I have thunder and ashes. "Ashes! They killed the whole thundering group!" And occasionally they'll put them together as "Thunder and ashes!" when they're really pissed off.

But I still can't decide on a word for them to call other people. "You _____!" I've had a few ideas,but none of them feel quite right. Any suggestions?

So far I have:
- Scab
- Flot (like, short for flotsam)
- Trench
- Gulch
- Hag (unoriginal, but it works)
- Cyst
- Visk/Hisk/Shisk (they sound all right, but I'd like to stick to the theme of using real words)

I feel like "flake" would be a good one. Also calling someone a "dog" might also work, I don't think a system can flag animal names as swear words right? So "fool, dolt, blockhead, goose, noodle, turkey, rat" for my ideas.

 

[Anonjohn20]

 

[Sylver]

Did you want to get creative with swear words? Insults are easier to come up.

Low-level slouch!
Face for radio and a voice for print.
A face not even a mother could love!
As nimble as a Sloth and twice as slow!
Heart of jelly!
Yellow-eyed!
Bucktoothed nimrod!
Missing Link!
Mouthier than an ass and twice as foul!
A smile suited for the blind!

 

[RepresentingThree]

You Elderberry!

 

[L1aei]

"I now promote you from 'Happy Accident' to 'Mistake'," said with the voice of a loving mother.

 

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> "The Death of the Author" (French: La mort de l'auteur) is a 1967 essay by the French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes (1915–1980). Barthes' essay argues against traditional literary criticism's practice of relying on the intentions and biography of an author to definitively explain the "ultimate meaning" of a text. Instead, the essay emphasizes the primacy of each individual reader's interpretation of the work over any "definitive" meaning intended by the author, a process in which subtle or unnoticed characteristics may be drawn out for new insight. The essay's first English-language publication was in the American journal Aspen, no. 5–6 in 1967; the French debut was in the magazine Manteia, no. 5 (1968). The essay later appeared in an anthology of Barthes' essays, Image-Music-Text (1977), a book that also included his "From Work to Text".

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[HarryGarland]

Some more animal term swears:

You snake!
You vixen!
You blind bat!
You useless feather-shedding, dirty egg-laying hen!

 

[AmbreaTaddy]

When I encounter this type of situation, I like to base my 'swear words' on the character.

For a beastman or a wherewolf, it could be "You flea !", "Fluffing Hell !", "Oh my Dog..." and other things related to animals.

For a carpenter, it could be something akin to "You splinterful slab !", or "What in mahogany is this ?"

I find it more fun that way, it's an occasion to be creative.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

One thought - some things that are now seen as slurs were never meant to be, and some things that were meant to be are no longer seen that way. There is no reason not to continue this trend.
For example, the term "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was mean to be a slightly vulgar insult, suggesting that the revolutionaries were simply amusing themselves by playing at being an army, the "Dandy" part mocking their lack of formal uniforms. The British never expected the rebels to embrace the term and make it a children's song...

Another example: I've seen the term "slag" crop up in fiction a lot in the last few years. Sometimes it refers to what it also does in metallurgy - a waste byproduct, so calling someone a "slag" would mean they are a useless person. But I've also seen it used to refer to someone who is very promiscuous and would probably not get any attention if they weren't.

If you're dealing with a typical fantasy world, you could also use terms to reference outside forces (infernal, heavenly, celestial, abyssal) as swear words or at least derogatory terms, either used ironically or to suggest someone has ties to one side or another.

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

You could consider cursing things in the church of your world.

I am thinking about some Quebecois I have heard (Canadian French)

Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia

when I was in the military, the francophones would ALWAYS be saying

tabarnak, esti, câlice

Which us anglophones would translate to table snacks, ice tea, cold rice. That usually just led them to another round of cursing.

Good times.

 

[Envylope]

"You sludge"