Illinois Adults Share Their Replacement For F-Bombs And Other Cuss Words

We asked, with no context, what words people use to replace swear words. The list was narrowed down to a simple seven.

Why would adults replace what some might consider slang? It could be because they have kids or they are around children. It could be because they work in a professionl setting that frowns upon swearing. Or, maybe they are intelligent enough to have other adjectives but enjoy fun words and phrases?

7 FUN REPLACEMENTS FOR WORDS LIKE #$%&, *@#&, or !%#&

I was a bit surprised that I did not find "fire truck" or "fire cracker" or "son of gun" on the list. I would have also enjoyed a "frick", "mother father" or "shizzle." The seven words that did make the list are quite creative.

Siome people drop flower types and I kind of like it.

"Son of a begonia" - Kathy B.

The good ole b-bomb.

"My 4 year old says, "Biscuits!" - Katherine M.

I'm use "freakin" all the tine but not in this context.

"What the freak!" - Sharon G. and Sarah M.

Here's a fun one from Tom K.

Horse pukky!

Have you heard this? I kind of like it.

My favorite is "Son of a Bandersnatch" - Michelle K.

Karen K. shared this one that is an inside joke.

Mother sticker!

Pam M. shared this memory,

In my much younger years one of my best friends mom said "Sugar"

If you have a clever replacement for swear words let me know in a comment.