# Title must be at least 10 characters, blast it!

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I recall from reading 60s-80s Marvel comics that “blast” was used as a substitute curse word frequently, as in “He got away, blast it!”

Of course, I’ve heard many curse word substitutions such as “fudge,” “goshdarn it,” and “sugar.” I can’t say I’ve ever heard anybody irl use “blast.”

I’m wondering, since Marvel is mainly based in NYC, is this a NYC thing? Do New Yawkers say “blast” instead of “damn” in the presence of vulnerable ears? If so, are there other regional curse word substitutions?

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I seem to recall on Star Trek the original series that Doctor McCoy used to say things like “Blast it Jim, I’m a Doctor not brick layer!”.

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**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/title-must-be-at-least-10-characters-blast-it/940613/3 "2021-04-23T13:07:00Z")

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Wiktionary suggests the interjection form is “chiefly British”.

#### Interjection[[edit](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=blast&action=edit&section=11)]

**blast**

1. (chiefly British, [informal](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#informal)) To show [displeasure](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/displeasure) or [disappointment](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disappointment); [damn](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damn)

##### Usage notes[[edit](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=blast&action=edit&section=12)]

Can be used on its own or in the form “blast it!”.