You know you’re spending too much time watching a sci-fi or fantasy show, or reading a genre book when you start using the curse words the author has made up every time you stub your toe or someone cuts you off in traffic. Using geek-swear is also the perfect way to insult someone, and, unless they’re as culturally enlightened as yourself, they’ll have no clue what you’re saying. Of course, it might make you sound a bit crazy, but that’s a small price to pay for the satisfaction of knowing you totally put that person in their place–in Klingon.
If you want to expand your vocabulary some, here’s a list of some of the most well-known swears from the sci-fi lexicon.
http://io9.com/350163/frak-off-weve-got-the-best-swear-words-from-scifi
So, what do we have? There’s the obvious BG “Frak,” which I’m sure has gotten around quite a bit lately. I love the Hitchhiker’s Guide phrase, which I had entirely forgotten about. There’s something poetic in that woeful mutter, and wouldn’t it be fun to spark a few intergalactic wars?
Take your pick. And if there’s a word or phrase you don’t see here, maybe from the series you’re reading now, let us know. Hell’s Bells, anyone?
I see that smile.
I like “Tara’s tits” – but I don’t remember where I read it.
I would’ve suggested googling the phrase to see if you could figure out what book it came from…but then I realized what kind of search results you’d get.