The
bible has plenty to say about the evils of a foul mouth, and I sometimes
struggle with these scriptures, because I love words, even a few profane ones.
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| Did I say that? |
The
b-word is an exception. I don’t like the b-word. I don’t like to hear women
describe other women (or themselves) using the b-word, and I definitely don’t
like to hear men describe women using the b-word. It’s not just offensive, it’s
boring. It’s lame. It’s unimaginative.
It has no pizzazz. No sparkle.
I
have a suggestion. Should it become necessary for you to employ
less-than-flattering descriptors for a member of the female persuasion, consider
these instead of the snoozefest-filled b-word—
heifer/trifling heifer (extreme cases)/lying manipulative she-devil/witch/witchy
witch/witch of witches/bitter old hag/hate-filled bride of Satan/bride of
Chucky/demon-spawn brat (age dependent)/phony
fake faker (redundancies acceptable)/uptight
shrill shrew-y (made-up words acceptable)/mean-spirited
no good haterater/nasty heifer (highly
critical cases)/balloon-busting sourpuss/thoroughly
unpleasant individual/mean harpy harp/power-hungry dishonest two-faced fraud (gender–neutral)/nasty piece of work/snooty hussy/evil
twisted chick
If
simplicity is more your linguistic hallmark, you could merely say “She’s not
very nice at all.”
Other
suggestions? Please share!
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