Lodismel Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'm not sure what the most suitable language for swearing would be. I might have to go with Chinese. There are a lot of times when I hear somebody that is talking in Chinese where they sound like they're yelling at them. I ask my friends what they said afterwards and they say "Oh, they were telling me dinner is ready." So I might have to go with Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senji Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well, I speak Australian English...we have a very "colourful" vocabulary. I guess that's what you get when the first generation of people in your country were all criminals!Finnish is also quite expressive with its swear words. I won't post anything here, but for those who are interested can check out the article about it on Wikipedia (probably NSFW). The last entry is a word I heard a few times a day when I was in Finland last month.haha. It's definitely much easier to get away with it here, in pretty much any situation (literally any) and it be just part of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistle_tone Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'd say German because it's already a powerful/strong language! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikka254 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I was watching a movie then I heard an angry Spanish girl curse out a fellow actor who was supposedly her boyfriend. Spanish just sounds nice. I would like to hear that up close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekernel Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I feel like English is the greatest language for swearing. Not only are there tons of pre-existing epithets, you can really use your imagination to create your own. I mean, there are "swear generators" on the internet that will invent a new curse phrase for you! That's the power of English for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredkawig Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think German and other words which emphasize the intonation and the tone of the voice is a good language for cursing as if it was really built for that use XD. Ilocano which is one of my native language is also a good language for such matters and is hilarious when people say bad words using this language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralArchitect Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Haryanvi. It's a dialect of Hindi and even when normally used, it sounds like swearing. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedonologist Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I don't know why but when swearing in languages other than your mother tongue it just seems so more acceptable, and doesn't 'sound' like swearing even though you know exactly what the word means. Even on TV you can get away with some foreign swear words before the watershed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfab Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I think English is still good for swearing. Sometimes it's not even offensive. It's even funny. So I guess it can even turn out less offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2narat Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'd have to say German. I only know a couple of German words but it's a pretty harsh sounding language to me. I mean even innocent words sound like swearing anyway. I'm guessing real swear words would have a greater impact if said in German. :wacky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHurricane89 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 The Hungarian language has an amazingly huge vocabulary of swearing and tons of derogatory words and phrases. We have at least 5 words which can be replacements of the "universal 4-letter F-word" in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baburra Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I'm not sure which languages have the most profanities, but I prefer French the most when it comes to swearing. I think the language is very pleasant to the ears in the way it flows, so even for the swear words, I find it very smooth and I honestly probably wouldn't even be able to tell it from all the other words unless there was a very prominent tone behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelsemium Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ahah, good one, but I don't think there is a more suitable language to swear than others. I think that the key to swearing is to do it with emotion lol and that is regardless of the language we are speaking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasonax Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Everyone says German, and I have to agree.While I do think that german has a way too bad reputation of being an "angry language", I really do think that with the right intoniation, nothing beats an angry german person swearing like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oogles Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 This question is fun! I would say Latin, the old one. How awesome would that sound if you were to start swearing in Latin and people would think you're possessed. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireman Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I have to say Croatian. There are so many phrases and words to use, you can combine them with literally any noun and you can have a lot of fun with it. It is also very satisfying to say in general but also very good and satisfying to get something off your chest. Learn Croatian swearing! Same principle applies to Serbian and Bosnian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireman Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I have to say Croatian. There are so many phrases and words to use, you can combine them with literally any noun and you can have a lot of fun with it. It is also very satisfying to say in general but also very good and satisfying to get something off your chest. Learn Croatian swearing! Same principle applies to Serbian and Bosnian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePainEst Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 5/14/2014 at 2:08 AM, MrHurricane89 said: The Hungarian language has an amazingly huge vocabulary of swearing and tons of derogatory words and phrases. We have at least 5 words which can be replacements of the "universal 4-letter F-word" in English. Oh the Hungarians love to swear. And their language makes them very good at it. You can call your best friend an *** and a low *** and it may even come off as friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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