The Washington Post ran a surprisingly accurate article about Quebecois swearing today.
Our swear words are all based on religious objects. It's quite unique and pretty addictive once you start using them. Trust me, you smash your finger in a drawer and it feels really good to mutter "tabarnacle!" or better yet "host of a tabarnacle". I have a tendency to say "chalice" but never say "baptism". And I never say "Christ" in either French or English.
My father, who was an Anglo from Ontario, learned his French from the guys at the factory and at the tavern, so he knew all the swears and used them correctly. My mother, an actual Quebec francophone, never swore, ever. But she didn't care that my father did. She knew it amused him greatly. My uncle, her brother, on the other hand, can't make it through a single sentence without at least two swears thrown in.
Seeing it explained by an outsider makes it all the more amusing. A week doesn't go by that I don't hear someone saying that they "Christed something in the garbage". (Je l'ai crisse aux vidanges) but now that I think about the word Christ used as a verb, I see how truly bizarre that is.
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This blog is so educational - just this week I've learnt you can take matches onto planes, but not peanut butter. And now, I've learnt all about swearing in Quebec!
So, out of all those swear words, whats the worst?
I don't know if La Nanuk will agree with me as well, but I personally think that "tabarnacle" is probably the worst...Now, as further education to swearing in Quebec, it is particularly interesting to note that the English swear words Shi* and Fuc* are used by the French here without so much as blinking an eye. I also love how the expression "c'est toute fuckée" (translated: as F-ed up) really means nothing more than "screwed up" and can easily be used on any French television program.
JAW fan
The worst? As in the most "scandalous"? I don't think there is one. There's not a single one that makes me think it's more shocking to use than all the others. None of them are shocking, we're all so used to hearing them every day.
I miss your nation's swearing...
To me, the worst swear word is c**t - I loathe it - I was just wondering if there is a similar word....
Oh, and I won't even get started on the double, triple, quadruple meanings of some of our swear words!!!
Why am I not surprised that Aussies have creative swearing?
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