What is up with people who use the term “friggin”, “flippin” or “frickin” when they really want to drop the f-Bomb!
If you aren’t willing to say the word in whatever company you are in (like in a business setting, when you’re hanging around with your mistress’ mother, situations like that), then what good is it to substitute “friggin”?
When you do that, everybody knows what you mean; our brains process it as “f***ing”, but what we really hear is that you’re too much of a weeny to drop the f-Bomb.
If you can’t say “f***ing”, don’t substitute any cheap “F Fill-ins.” You lose the effect and you just sound lame.
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Damn friggin’ straight. Tell it like it is.
Farkleroad!
But yeah, if you can catch yourself in time to say floobie or feckin’, then you may as well just say darn. Or patootie.
dp on August 18th, 2007 at 2:46 pm | Link
I’ve gotten in the habit of using the word frell, from the TV series Farscape.
sd on August 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pm | Link
Dude, the word “f*ck” is probably the most offensive word in the english language. People trying to substitute it for something not so vulgar is not “weeny” because people still try to make an effort to keep this world a nice place to live in.
@Kev, I can’t fault anyone for substituting either. I substitute occasionally as a sign of respect. I also use substitutions for a little humor every now and then.
Ok Ok talking about substitustions here if you really are that upset about it then why to do you use the substitution? you are calling it the F-bomb, F***ing, hmm maybe some fear of offending or fear that this word is so offensive it may get removed from the post.
come on fes up why are u substituting.
In reality it is the intent or meaning applied to the word not the word. For example when I was in gradeshcool there was a kit who used a word the name of dog breed I don’t actually recall the word, anyway in normal context it was just the name of a dog breed but he used in substitution for a foul word Which I also do not remember the specifics of but the end was he was punished by the teacher for using this word the name of a dog breed.
Substitutions may be a cop out but they are just as effective if not more so and even you are using them!
Mark on August 30th, 2007 at 10:45 am | Link
when the original word is stupid, the substitutions just compound the stupidity.
here’s an idea: communicate intelligently.
archer on November 2nd, 2007 at 1:13 am | Link
this is funny. Really, who cares how people want to talk? does it bother you that people don’t want to hear you say things the way you say them? Because if it doesn’t, then you need to respect others for their choice of words. So f**k off… just joking
Lindsay on March 2nd, 2008 at 11:55 pm | Link
Lindsay, see even you can’t type the work out for real? Why is this?
mark on March 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am | Link
I kinda dig using the word “friggin”. I mean if it supposedly has the same meaning as ****ING…the whole argument is absurd. It’s like one word is ok but the other isn’t? So silly. If the intention is the same, who cares.
frigginregan on August 30th, 2008 at 6:40 am | Link
pussyass****tits****piss****dick makes a good substitute, but it takes a lot more linguistic skill to pull it off
Meat on December 1st, 2008 at 6:03 pm | Link
I am a “frickin” or “freakin” type person. It accentuates what I am saying without sounding militant or vulgar. When I pull out the real F word, it really gets people’s attention because I don’t use it often. And I agree with Positive Thinker. I sometimes use creative cussing or substitute words for comic effect.
Lighten up Friggin-it’s not like there is a shortage of the F bomb being dropped.
Rocy on March 25th, 2009 at 5:39 pm | Link
oh ****!
asddsadgsdf on June 11th, 2009 at 10:24 pm | Link
oh FU(K
asddsadgsdf on June 11th, 2009 at 10:24 pm | Link