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.

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    4 days ago

    I’ll admit I lurked a bit to see if you’re US- based and it looks like you are. Maybe instead of “Jesus Christ” you can use “Abraham Lincoln?”

    Like “Abraham fucking Lincoln in a cabin made of shit logs” could be a satisfactory expression of frustration.

    Any name you can remember easily could work; Billy Crystal, Woody Guthrie, Greta Thunberg, even your neighbors or pets’ names.

    The others will be a bit tough since they’re so ingrained in our culture but depending how “non-religious” you intend to be you can switch to “curse/hex” and wean yourself off of that into something more secular ¯\(ツ)/¯

  • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    3 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!”

  • WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    4 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
  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
    9·
    4 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·
    4 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

  • DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca
    11·
    4 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·
      4 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.

    • Ech@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      13·
      4 days ago

      Oh, I do. Shit, fuck, ass, etc. No problem with those, just don’t like religion hogging up neural pathways.

        • Ech@lemm.eeOPEnglish
          6·
          4 days ago

          “Fudged” in the body wasn’t a swear replacement. I was using the word as a word.

          • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
            2·
            4 days ago

            I didn’t even realize that, I was just using it as an example.

            My point is: don’t replace bullshit words with other bullshit words. Just use the normal words and stop pretending. Say fuck. Say shit. Say hell damn ass cunt. Tell anyone who decides to act offended to get over themselves.

            tl;dr grow up.

  • vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    7·
    4 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.

  • 200ok@lemmy.world
    14·
    4 days ago

    Could you replace them with the swear words you don’t mind saying? Or am I not understanding what you’re looking for?

    e.g. “For Christ sake” can be replaced with, “for fuck sake”.

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    4 days ago

    I got tired of trying, live in the Bible belt and grew up with all those words as my lexicon.

    God damn, oh god, Jesus christ, etc. If anything feels good because religious people dislike it lol