Stuff like “god damn”, “fucking hell”, etc. Anything that stems from religious sources. That includes fudged varieties like “jeez/geez” and “heck”.

And to clarify, this isn’t some attempt to avoid blasphemy or anything. I’m not particularly religious and would rather rewrite the neural pathways for those “defaults”, but haven’t been able to come up with satisfactory alternatives so far.

*To clarify further, I’m all good with most other curses (shit, fuck, ass, etc). I’m not trying to be inoffensive, just non-religious.

  • WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
    91·
    6 days ago

    What about fictional or ancient religious swears?

    • by the power of Ra!
    • may Zeus grant mercy
    • by Grabthar’s hammer!
    • thank Thor

    When I’m in a gaming VC I sometimes swap in setting-appropriate swears.

    What about political figures?

    • thanks Obama

    What about cringy internet/gaming references?

    • God damn -> mods ban
    • thank god -> thanks chat
  • DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca
    11·
    7 days ago

    I like the in-universe swears from some of Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy novels: Rust (rusting, rusted) and storms (storming) come to mind.

    A québecoise roommate of mine got her whole office yelling “chicken FRITE” (fried chicken in franglais).

    “What the shoes” is kind a fun one. I’ll also yell “fudge knuckles!” which doesn’t really mean anything but is pretty satisfying to say.

    • mangaskahn@lemmy.world
      4·
      6 days ago

      The Wheel of Time has some great ones too.

      Blood and bloody ashes

      Mother’s milk in a cup

      Son of a goat’s left stone.

      See also: Battlestar Galactica

      Oh and Firefly, although a lot of that is in Mandarin.

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
    91·
    6 days ago

    I can do this all day!
    ~Chosen specialist subject.~

    Shitting biscuits!
    Foamy gushing twat!
    Wank spanner!
    Rancid gobstopper!
    Juicy fat ballsack!
    Piss on a stick!
    Sloppy jizz mop!
    Spunky pus bucket!
    Steaming shit stain!
    Thirsty cock gobbler!
    Greasy prick spasm!
    Fuck a duck!
    Crusty cum sock!
    William H. tap-dancing Macy on a motherfucking motorcycle!
    Retching cunt nugget!
    Flacid spunk sock!
    Mouldy knob cheese!
    Pint of shart!
    Gaping arse sleeve!
    Pus-filled pussy pocket!

  • VirtigoMommy@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    6 days ago

    My mom always hated god damnit so I started saying “Dang-ol’ dingus dangit” and it’s stuck for half my life.

    Kid friendly, has a satisfying rhythm, silly enough to difuse some of the frustration, and usually gets a laugh

  • vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    71·
    7 days ago

    Rather than “god damn” I usually say “gods damn”. I’m not religious at all, but I’d rather someone mistake me for a polytheistic pagan than a Christian.

    • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
      21·
      7 days ago

      I thought the whole thing was that Christians weren’t the ones who use God as a swear word

      • vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        51·
        7 days ago

        One of their commandments is to not “take the Lord’s name in vain”. Modern Christians have interpreted this to mean not using the word ‘god’ as an interjection or swear. What was actually meant by it was to not use god as a justification for things that do not comport with god’s religious teachings. You know, like claiming god says you should hate trans people, or that god has chosen you personally to be in charge of everyone. You know, the exact thing Christians do all the fucking time.

  • ptc075@lemmy.zipEnglish
    6·
    7 days ago

    SomethingInGERMAN!!!

    Okay, little backstory here. When I was growing up, there was this fighting game called Karnov’s Revenge, and it was the 90s, so the characters said little 2 second phrases that more or less sounded like words. My friends and I were fascinated by it, ended up adding many of those phrases to our vocabulary. One of those characters was a giant German wrestler named Marstorius - and some of his phrases were just incomprehensible. So we ended up just yelling “SomethingInGERMAN” when he would pull of his big wresting move. No, not a translation, no actual German words were injured. And boyo did that stick, still say it to this day.

    https://www.arcadequartermaster.com/kr_characters.html

  • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    31·
    6 days ago

    I feel you OP. I do feel silly saying “oh my god” as a reflex utterance considering I’m a lifelong Atheist lmao.

    There’s gotta be something better than sarcastic takes like South Park saying “oh my science!”

  • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Technically, it’s basically equivalent to “oh my god”, but the Vietnamese phrase Oi Troi Oi is outstanding

  • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Common swear words fall into religious, sexual, and fecal. If you merely want to evade religious, there’s plenty to choose from. Shit, ass, fuck, etc.