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To ask what is the daftest word you use to avoid swearing?

77 replies

joannita · 09/09/2011 21:12

I thought my swear filter was shit hot (I used to be a teacher) turns out it's just shit! Am trying hard not to swear in front of ds who is 20 months and copies everything I say! Just wondered what words you use instead of swearwords...

I like "sugar butties" instead of shit

Haven't come up with anything satisfying instead of fuck.

Ha ha that sounds terrible!

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JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/09/2011 22:50

Sorry, it's SPAGGING wroggits.

susiedaisy · 09/09/2011 22:50

Oh for flips sake, oh poo,

ChameleonCircuit · 09/09/2011 23:00

Oh BISCUITS! Just about covers everything.

cheesespread · 09/09/2011 23:22

i say Shizen instead of shit,im sure its german for shit tho....

SnapesMistress · 09/09/2011 23:23

I use fiddlesticks and frig instead of fuck. Frig is still fairly rude but it is my favourite swearword.

januaryjojo · 09/09/2011 23:26

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peeriebear · 09/09/2011 23:26

I like frig and funt.
And ned Flanders' "Oh, for the love of puppies!"

whatdoiknowanyway · 09/09/2011 23:32

whereyouleftit Shazbat was from Mork and Mindy wasn't it?
I use fiddlesticks, sugar and blocks (bollocks). Not the most imaginative but it suffices.
I had a primary school teacher who, when cross with us , would call us ' you daft barm cakes (barm cakes being NW speak for soft bread rolls). Innocuous but effective the way he used it!

lubeybooby · 09/09/2011 23:33

Don't bother anymore now DD is 15 and knows not to repeat things but I used to say VERY very very daft things like 'ffff...floopynoonar' or other random things like that

NoPinkPlease · 09/09/2011 23:36

Bummocks. So satisfying..

TheArmadillo · 09/09/2011 23:37

I just yell BUM!

Dh tends to do the same

It's surprisingly satisfying

Pedicuri · 09/09/2011 23:38

Mother fudger.
Poo.
What the fudge?
Donuts.

BakeliteBelle · 09/09/2011 23:39

My mother always used to shout, 'Bungalows'. I go for the more traditional fuckshitcunt

ouryve · 09/09/2011 23:40

Oh fuck becomes "oh fucryingout loud!" or "oh fugoodness sake!" for me.

I often amuse DS1 by announcing "bottom!" in situations where, when alone, I'd be more inclined to say "Arse!"

Glitterandglue · 09/09/2011 23:42

I adored Benedict Cumberbatch's embarrassed beginning when receiving an award of, "Ohh, crumpets..." in a really shaky voice. Said with his accent it was particularly hilarious and apt.

ouryve · 09/09/2011 23:44

Oh - and I usually recover from being about to call someone a prick when we're all in the car by changing it to pointy person. I'm training myself to use muppet or numpty, instead.

Yawner247 · 09/09/2011 23:54

Sugar plum fairy cakes
Hook a duck
Shish kebabs
Piddle/fiddlesticks
And my favourite is phuket's a lovely place to visit for fuck it!!

sunshinelifeisgood · 10/09/2011 00:00

bolax instead of bollocks which is my fav saying. and "for fucks sake you fucking tosser" I say "oh dear that is not good". But in my head I am swearing like a trouper

PigletJohn · 10/09/2011 00:18

Funt

Kinnell.

Sparklegeek · 10/09/2011 22:56

"What the barnacles?!" for WTF. Think this must be courtesy of Spongebob :)

moominmarvellous · 10/09/2011 23:01

I say nuts, balls and ballbags quite often. Definate theme there.

Although I think it might actually be worse if DD said 'oh ballbags' in public instead of what she used to say, which was bollops.

oopslateagain · 10/09/2011 23:06

Fuh..god's sake.

Shi...zzms.

Usually remember halfway through the word that I Must Not Say It.

Grin
devonshiredumpling · 10/09/2011 23:34

cecil if things have gone a little wrong but if things are really bad cecil sideways

BatmanLovesRobin · 11/09/2011 09:05

'Oh, bottoms' is my main one, 'buttocks' for when something a bit stronger is needed.

Also ' For the love of all things good'
And 'blast'. And 'crikey'.

Often when I'm teaching I end up declaiming all sorts of nonsense. Actually, I think more often than not!

MULLYPEEP · 11/09/2011 09:09

suger-rolly also the fuckgoodnesssake one