# Favourite fictional swearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084 "2018-02-18T21:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/101 "2018-02-23T01:02:23Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > Muttley, from the Wacky Races was always effing and blinding [as we say in real swearing] under his breath. > > Scholars differ on the exact wording of what he was saying: > > [One version](http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/what-does-muttley-say-when-hes-muttering-angrily-at-dasterdly-in-wacky-races/16676341) > > [You decide for yourself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj3DBcpfMNQ) And remember - Dick Dastardly could also [let go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXKJolS9Atg) too. Old British ladies going: “Intercourse the penguin!” and “BURMA!” Velma Dinkley (here refashioned as “Tabitha”) and her [Jinkies!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BIZ79atT14&feature=youtu.be&t=102) Cartman vs Sadaam Hussien in killer cuss-off. Possibly [NSFW](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eT0nZUROQ8) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/102 "2018-02-24T13:14:57Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > The Old Man from “A Christmas Story” > > Nottafinga! Oh yes. . . yes yes. Last year, I actually worked myself into such a stupefying rage that I could not articulate words, and somehow ended up doing a reasonable impersonation of his rants. At the end, I even threw in a, “Nottafinga!” (which is how I always heard it as well). I was furious, but apparently not above making a gratuitous movie reference. I know that he is actually supposed to be swearing, and that Ralphie is getting a earful of genuine, colorful curses, but I like to imagine that he actually swore like that, in the throes of a truly incoherent rage that no real words could adequately express. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/103 "2018-02-24T18:21:24Z")
In **[Bil the Galactic Hero](https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Galactic-Hero-Stainless-Steel/dp/0743423763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519496113&sr=8-1&keywords=bill+the+galactic+hero)**, \*Harry Harrison \*coins the term **Bowb**. It’s an all purpose curse word that can be used in any occasion. The book is hilarious and I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/104 "2018-02-24T19:05:53Z")
Like a lot of y’all, I’m a big fan of the slang from Firefly, especially “gorram” and “shiny”, both of which I use in real life. I’m fond of “tanj” but don’t use it myself. If I have to express my anger in a public place, I try to stick to Muttley-style incoherence or, in case of real rage, Old Man Parker-style cursing, although I admit I have never managed to end a rant with “nottafinga” yet. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/105 "2018-02-25T00:10:48Z")
Conan the Barbarian would ejaculate a hearty ‘Crom!’ when things went pear-shaped. Crom was the name of a Cimmerian deity, so perhaps no worse than Gorblimey or bloody. We may never know. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/106 "2018-02-25T03:49:38Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > I’m sufficiently fond of Red Dwarf’s “Smeg” and “Smeghead” that, back in the 90s, I used to use it myself occasionally. > . . . Then you’ll enjoy this as much as I did. My facebook friends didn’t get it at all. Someday I’ll outfit my whole kitchen with it. > **[SMEG - Technology with style](https://www.smeg.com/us)** > > SMEG USA – The official American website for SMEG products. Discover the complete range of domestic appliances for your home that combine technology, style and design: refrigerators, ovens, cooktops, range cookers, dishwashers. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Others have mentioned Yosemite Sam, but not his most famous line: “Great Horny Toads!!” > . . . I use his “Jumpin’ je-HOOS-ephat” now and then. > [@Zyanthia](#): > > Wow, I’ll never be able to watch Ella Enchanted the same again. So Ella is literally from Frell. That’s where we all come from, honey. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/107 "2018-02-25T15:19:42Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Grud! To take it a step further; ‘Grud on a Greenie!’ How about ‘Great Krypton!’ and ‘By Toutatis!’ ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/108 "2018-02-25T17:08:24Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I use his “Jumpin’ je-HOOS-ephat” now and then. Interestingly, [it predates Yosemite Sam](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jum2.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/109 "2018-02-25T17:24:22Z")
Even though I can’t hear any of it, this is my favourite fictional swearing: Buster [blows off some steam.](https://youtu.be/gmhEXjM7iTw?t=14) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/110 "2018-02-25T17:32:57Z")
^ For a moment, I thought you meant Buster on Mythbusters; THERE’S someone who needs to swear! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/111 "2018-02-25T20:00:06Z")
Oh, one I completely forgot in my last post… Scrap, from various Transformers media. I actually use that one a lot, so I’m not sure how I forgot it. (Slag has also been used…and was used as the name of one of the characters, which…well, it fit him, actually. Both uses have been phased out (the character is now named Slug), due to real world obscene use, in the UK.) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/112 "2018-02-26T20:13:13Z")
The greatest all-time use of the [“s” word.](https://youtu.be/KyR7XB0VBPM?t=121) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/113 "2018-02-26T23:40:22Z")
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/114 "2018-02-26T23:42:03Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > Muttley, from the Wacky Races was always effing and blinding [as we say in real swearing] under his breath. > > Scholars differ on the exact wording of what he was saying: > > [One version](http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/what-does-muttley-say-when-hes-muttering-angrily-at-dasterdly-in-wacky-races/16676341) > > [You decide for yourself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj3DBcpfMNQ) Yes, I use that myself. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/115 "2018-02-28T20:03:49Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Oh, one I completely forgot in my last post… > > Scrap, from various Transformers media. I actually use that one a lot, so I’m not sure how I forgot it. (Slag has also been used…and was used as the name of one of the characters, which…well, it fit him, actually. Both uses have been phased out (the character is now named Slug), due to real world obscene use, in the UK.) It fit him because his fire breath could turn foes to melted metal aka slag. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/116 "2018-02-28T22:13:34Z")
How could I have forgotten this one for three pages? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah. ---
**Author:** ![Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084/117 "2018-03-01T23:21:46Z")
Billy Connolly - no stranger to a damn good swear - used to talk about having invented “getifu” and “basa” for yelling at his kids. When shouted with sufficient ire, they _sound_ like you’re swearing, but you’re not, so you can keep a clear conscience. My wife and I use “Jeff” as our safe-swear. Ikea used to make a chair called Jeff; we decided to buy some and said “Let’s get Jeffed up”…but they’d been discontinued, so we declared ourselves to have been “Jeffed off”. Not comedy gold, exactly, but it tickled us at the time, and so it stuck: Jeff is now a synonym for any profanity you care to name. To return to the OP’s point though…“smeg” appeared to become pretty mainstream in the kayaking world before I heard anyone other than Red Dwarf fans using it. I always liked “goit” from Red Dwarf too; I could never quite tell if it was a futuristic version of “git” or a bowdlerised one (or a bit of both). But, while I’ve said “smeg” numerous times, I can’t see “goit” ever really taking off. Not when we’ve got Jeff… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fictional-swearing/809084.md?page=5)