Alternate Profanity

people say "Thor's Hammer!" "

Ha! :D

I suppose some type of global Soviet takeover might result in profane insults such as 'capitalist dog' or the ultimate slur of naming someone a 'fremark' ... (Free market) if you wanted to start a fight. :)
 
Here are a few euphemisms for an offensive sexual act, which seldom happens in real life...
From the classics: "Oedipus emulator" (HT to my high school friend, Natarajan Krishnaswami, who created said euphemism.)
From the Bible: "I Corinthians 5:1"
From Russian history: "Mehmet IV"
Counter to above, from Turkish history: "Zaporozhian"
(For the last two, go read this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reply_of_the_Zaporozhian_Cossacks )
 
Not really an alternate profanity but I love the phrase "Juno's Cunt" from the Rome TV series, doubt it was actually used IRL, though.
 
Ha! :D

I suppose some type of global Soviet takeover might result in profane insults such as 'capitalist dog' or the ultimate slur of naming someone a 'fremark' ... (Free market) if you wanted to start a fight. :)
When I was in University, the Marxist-Leninists used to put up posters accusing e.g. Pierre Trudeau as being a "running dog lackey of US Imperialism". (WTF Pierre Trudeau?!?! of all the PMs to accuse of this!)
 
Well, heres an idea, how about a TL where a less-prominent Christianity/more prominent Paganism so instead of "Jesus Christ!" people say "Thor's Hammer!" or something like "Apollo Dammit!" :p::D
That actually was the case in ancient Greek and Latin:
mehercle- "by Hercules"
νη τω Δια- "by Zeus", but I think that's in some odd dialect.
 
I really liked "Urotrash"- a slur referring to the European Federation in Tom Clancy's EndWar.

I know it's probably "Eurotrash", but "Urotrash" might be an even slanged version.
 
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