Brother Ambroz Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 So working on some fluff for my army and I am struggling to come up with some curse words they would use. From what I remember in the books I've read, think the only curse phrase I remember is "khorne's teeth" or something like that. So within the forum rules does anyone remember any other ones or has anyone made up their own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 "Khorne's perky nipples! I left the oven on." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevak Dal Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Frack is good. Also Frell, dren for crap. Of of the childish reasons I was drawn to Red Corsairs was that their 'attack cry' was to fill the vox with a string of vulgarity and rage. *sigh* Sometimes I miss the old days before Party chat Xbox Live. For five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jeske Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 GAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Sci-if swearing has never improved upon "smeg off, dogfood-face" in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The standard human word is feth. If you want to be creative and make up your own, please do. Emp-er-fethin'-or. Nurgle's nuts! 'Neesh's Arse. The most often said curse around here is Juliete Foxtrot Charlie. Convert that to 40K and you get ... I dunno, ... Foxtrot Echo. Mike Foxtrot Tango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtoof Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The standard human word is feth. Sorry, but this is incorrect. That's a word used by the characters in Dan Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts series. In one of the books we are told it actually refers to a Tanith tree spirit, (rather than what we had all assumed), and as such is specific to them, rather than a generic term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Trevak I was looking more for something specific to 40k, chaos in particular but thanks. Fibonacci, inquisitor is right feth is undoubtedly a tanith curse word. The verghasts actually use gak instead and as was already mentioned it refers to a tree spirit back on tanith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 At the same time, though, the Tanith also call missile launchers "tread-fethers" when used in an anti-tank roll. Which obviously has zilch to do with tree spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I like "Throne in Flames" from the NL trilogy. I believe there are some additional curses in those books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Deus, damn used to mean "go to hell". Now its just a fancy way of saying "crap". It's not even considered a true swear word by most places. Hence why the forum filter overlooks as shown. I think one thing I used that just came to me was "By the balls of the gods!" Just go with someone that sounds off the wall and could be interpreted as swearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totgeboren Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 A curse-phrase (though a very mild one) that I use in everyday life would be, if translated, 'Dusk of the Gods'. I'm from the north of Sweden, and it's a reference to Ragnarok, (or Armageddon for you biblical types). When all hell breaks lose and even the Gods die. When stuff doesn't go my way I can mumble it under my breath sort of. Feels like something that a chaos-follower could say, though to me it feels a bit silly since I don't really consider it offensive. Old norse curses fit in with the polytheistic and capricious nature of the chaos gods, so there might be more such references that could work, but I can't think of any other right now. I once said to my american colleague, "By Odins beard, what happened to your hair?!" after he had cut his hair really short. :) I think that stuff like 'Khornes Teeth!' or 'Nurgles nipples!' could be pretty common, much like Imperials say "Throne!" as a curse or just exclamation. Saying, "By Tzeentch, this is complex!" when trying to assemble a machine, or "By Slaanesh I look good today!" might be common, as I see it at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Good ideas there Tot, that was exactly the sort of stuff I was talking about. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliGn Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Many modern curse words stem from major religions and blaspheming within said religions. I would imagine that the same would apply... Be it khornate marines using tzeentch's name in vain or word bearers spitting out terms like ' For Lorgar's sake!' When something goes awry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incinerator950 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Unfortunately, my sailor background doesn't transition to my writing, so I abuse profanity more than we abuse Heldrakes and Obliterators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Unfortunately, my sailor background doesn't transition to my writing, so I abuse profanity more than we abuse Heldrakes and Obliterators. That does tend to happen a lot, I've noticed, with service members (of which I am one, before you assume I'm being judgmental). The one time my wife witnessed me at work, providing direction to my soldiers, she commented that I "used the F-word not as a word, but as punctuation." Certainly seemed to help get points across, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incinerator950 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Unfortunately, my sailor background doesn't transition to my writing, so I abuse profanity more than we abuse Heldrakes and Obliterators. That does tend to happen a lot, I've noticed, with service members (of which I am one, before you assume I'm being judgmental). The one time my wife witnessed me at work, providing direction to my soldiers, she commented that I "used the F-word not as a word, but as punctuation." Certainly seemed to help get points across, though... It's something that gets you in trouble working at a Long-term care facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just have to be careful where you say that sort of thing. I'm formerly military too. Malign, yeah that'd probably work well. Wondering about marines not aligned to any one particular deity though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliGn Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 You could always come up with a suitably pg-13 way by using a daemonic language to make up words that you then use in a sweary context. Unaligned characters can still use aligned curses like an atheist using 'oh my god' or 'Jesus Christ' as curses, just flavour dependant on upbringing, heck recent renegades might still use Throne as a curse, in the way it's used in some of the black library books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboarder Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Unfortunately, my sailor background doesn't transition to my writing, so I abuse profanity more than we abuse Heldrakes and Obliterators. That does tend to happen a lot, I've noticed, with service members (of which I am one, before you assume I'm being judgmental). The one time my wife witnessed me at work, providing direction to my soldiers, she commented that I "used the F-word not as a word, but as punctuation." Certainly seemed to help get points across, though... HA you should come to Australia, the F-word is polite speech round these parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 There was that one game where the Word Bearer marines would actually yell "Kor Phaeron" (yes I know who he is) more as a curse when they got shot. I assume you could similarly use some random Daemon's name + random appendage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 "Filthy, inbred, loyalist scum sighted to the west sir." "How delightful, Slaanesh has her way with us again... " If you wanna really be cheeky just call the enemy Lunts. Loyalist undesirable needing termination. I just made that now. Or the boring-ish stuff like bastards, scum, "Gods damn them/it", Tits of slaanesh, thinbloods, mongrels. Since you play nightlords the craven pathetic bullies. So maybe brave, honourable and honest is an insult. Or some variation of snitch or grass. I dunno may employ your sick mind to find the answer. If all else fails you have Lunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiv Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 'Dogs of the Corpse!' 'Warp take them.' '...for Abaddon's sake' Just some idea's. I imagine CSM might use 'Warp!' as its perfectly four-lettered or reference the eye in its almost equilivalence to the underworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My initial feeling is: why do you need to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lol Yogi. Chiv those ones are great! Chaeron why do I need to what? Did you read what I wrote in the first paragraph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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