[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

I had a journalist once explain to me that there are three types of swears: profanities, obscenities, and vulgarities. Profanities are anything dealing with religion, obscenities are anything sexual, and vulgarities are things dealing with bodily waste and whatnot. It's interesting how often you hear those three terms used interchangeably when they actually mean different things.

[MTS]

Holy shit balls!

The Trifecta. Profane, obscene and vulgar.

This post has been edited by Mappo's Travelling Sack: 27 January 2010 - 10:30 AM

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Holy fucking shit would also hit the trifecta.

[Cougar]

I love how every language (see Gothos above) claims it's best at swearing, which is just about as dumb an argument as I've ever heard.

[Gothos]

well, the english like to say they have the best everything. at least we're keeping it real.

[Macros]

some eurovillan languages sound ignorant all the time, german for example, just sounds crude (to my ear, its a very harsh deep throated language, same in my ears as russian is), so when spoken angrily with swearwords in it, its sounds even better.
but english is definately the swearing language of choice.
because everyopne understands "fuck off"

[Eddie Dean]

I like calling peple Cleebore (sp?) when they act stupid. Rep to anyone who gets the reference. (except for Slow Ben)

Every day slangs would be dude, cool, aint, and I say "you bet" a lot. Blame once again can be placed on Lonesome Dove.

This post has been edited by Eddie Dean: 30 January 2010 - 08:43 PM

[MTS]

Eddie Dean, on 30 January 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

I like calling peple Cleebore (sp?) when they act stupid. Rep to anyone who gets the reference. (except for Slow Ben)

Every day slangs would be dude, cool, aint, and I say "you bet" a lot. Blame once again can be placed on Lonesome Dove.

Kleeborp? Robot Chicken my friend.

"What the hell are you calling yourself ET for, you spaz? Your name's Kleeborp, Kleeborp The Retard, with only one glowing finger!"

Good times.

[Shinrei]

I'll share the one I picked up recently from a british co-worker. Instead of calling somethign a "pain in the ass" I now use "palaver" (spelling?"

That's a major palaver (pronounced palava for the yanks, since most brits drop their r's.)

[Tsundoku]

I always thought 'palaver' meant some kind of discussion or negotiation? Used to see it in old WW2 novels, comics, anything set in the first half of 20th century Pomgolia.

[Shinrei]

Beats me. That's just how I learned it from this guy. Everyone in our office uses it now. "I was going to print this out, but the copy machine caused a minor palaver."

[Binder of Demons]

I'm from Cork which in renowned for it's locals using a lot of slang, to the level that there have been several books of Cork slang published in recent years. I use so many slang words/phrases that i wouldn't even notice except that I'm now living in NZ and have to explain myself half the time.

Our most famous slang word is probably "langer", which is basically another way of saying bollox, and for those not familiar, that means penis! You can also use it to means drunk, as in, "he was langers".

I like the use of "numptie", to call someone an idiot.

I'd also use the word "fierce" instead of very, as in, "he was fierce angry", or "fierce clever".

There are loads, but I can't think of 'em now.

[Slow Ben]

Sombra, on 31 January 2010 - 11:01 AM, said:

I always thought 'palaver' meant some kind of discussion or negotiation? Used to see it in old WW2 novels, comics, anything set in the first half of 20th century Pomgolia.

It is. Seriously you two, go read the damn Dark Tower series.

[LadyMTL]

I use "meh" a lot, as well as "-ass" (like dumbass, slow-ass, ugly-ass) but right now the one I use the most has to be the good ol' F-bomb in all its glory. There are soooo many possible combinations to use, it's like a neverending selection of cursing.
Oh, and I've picked up "no worries" from my English boyfriend, it's used like "no problem" would be. I'm not sure if that's English slang or if it's just particular to him but I like it.

This post has been edited by Maia Irraz: 31 January 2010 - 06:24 PM

[Coco with marshmallows]

Binder of Demons, on 31 January 2010 - 01:25 PM, said:

Our most famous slang word is probably "langer", which is basically another way of saying bollox, and for those not familiar, that means penis! You can also use it to means drunk, as in, "he was langers".

um... bollocks are not exactly penis. they're the veg, not the meat.

It is funny how pretty much every swear word going can be used to describe how drunk/wasted you get, eg:


sh*t-faced, c**ted, drunk as f**k, drunk as a b*****d, I could go on, but you get the idea.

[Giles]

Maia Irraz, on 31 January 2010 - 06:23 PM, said:

I use "meh" a lot, as well as "-ass" (like dumbass, slow-ass, ugly-ass) but right now the one I use the most has to be the good ol' F-bomb in all its glory. There are soooo many possible combinations to use, it's like a neverending selection of cursing.
Oh, and I've picked up "no worries" from my English boyfriend, it's used like "no problem" would be. I'm not sure if that's English slang or if it's just particular to him but I like it.

oh yeah i use "no worries" a lot as well. Not sure if i mentione it earlier but i just remembered another one i use a lot is calling people mate

[MTS]

I realised yesterday I use a fair bit of aussie slang (go figure). Derro, yonks, dinkum, fair go, knackered, true blue etc. Never noticed it before.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Mappo, on 01 February 2010 - 12:39 AM, said:

I realised yesterday I use a fair bit of aussie slang (go figure). Derro, yonks, dinkum, fair go, knackered, true blue etc. Never noticed it before.

Hee hee.

[Leo]

It's surprising how much you use language from the things you read.

I've been trying to steer away from religious curses, and I never liked to use sexual ones (excepting /F). Now I swear in old english, saying things like 'Damn you all to the furthest reaches of the void', or 'Damn you to eternal misery'. It usually involves a damning of some sort. Hell, It's how I wake up every school morning.

...
"Hell, It's how-"
"Hell,-"
Dammit!

^{This thread went from slang to swears. Not surprising, really...}


Edit: I use swears from other modern languages and cultures, too. There's also personal developments.

This post has been edited by Leo: 02 February 2010 - 06:50 AM

[Darkwatch]

I say "chill" more than I thought.