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Bookmark or Share- writing - What the #$@&%*! is that called? - English Language & Usage ...Grawlix won't work. Just Google it and you'll see why. Profanitype works but sounds and looks too much like stereotype, even though "-type" is supposed to relate to typewriting.
- Non-offensive substitute for a swear wordAnother common term is "minced oath". This term literally refers to a substitute for the profane rather than the obscene or vulgar, however, I think it is sometimes used as a more general term for any such substitution.
- Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbolsI've noticed that symbols (i.e. #, $, %, !, *, etc.) are commonly used to filter profanity/foul language. Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do
- How offensive is it to call someone a "slag" in British English? (NSFW)Or is it a word that a rough group of friends might use around each other casually, sort of how the word motherfucker is in American English, and apparently cunt is in British English? Or perhaps slag is a word that one should prepare for a fight over if one uses it, like cunt in American English?
- meaning - What is the origin of the phrase "hurt(s) like a bitch ...I think the most likely answer is that since 'like hell' has British origins, the phrases 'hurt like the devil' and 'hurt like the dickens' are both different in origin from 'hurt like a bitch/motherfucker/bastard', and the fact that the two groups seemed to become popular at two different time periods in written form (the early 1900s Britain ...
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