Favourite Scifi Epithet

[Blue Banrigh]

In an effort to create culture or avoid the censors some series have created some unique sounding swear words.

Frell (Farscape) This made reading Ella Enchanted a bit awkward since the main character is from the land of Frell.
Frak (BSG)
Gorram (Firefly)

And you can't go past Wash's "Holy Mother of God and all her wacky nephews". Firefly does come up with unique ones, ya just have to translate them.

What about any other series? Did Babylon 5 have any of their own? Star Trek had some interesting ones in the Klingon language didn't they? Red Dwarf had a pretty good one too, I just can't remember it right now.

[LaCroix]

In an effort to create culture or avoid the censors some series have created some unique sounding swear words.

Frell (Farscape) This made reading Ella Enchanted a bit awkward since the main character is from the land of Frell.
Frak (BSG)
Gorram (Firefly)

And you can't go past Wash's "Holy Mother of God and all her wacky nephews". Firefly does come up with unique ones, ya just have to translate them.

What about any other series? Did Babylon 5 have any of their own? Star Trek had some interesting ones in the Klingon language didn't they?

As far as I can remember, B5 didn't have any and I don't speak Klingon so I can't say.

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

Dren (Farscape)

[Indum'kra]

Smeg (red Dwarf)

[Qasim]

Voragh's Notes on Klingon Cursing

Ha'DI bah
(Pronounced "KHA-di-bakh.") Klingon word meaning "animal" and usable as an epithet. Duras cursed Gowron with it during their feud, soon after the Sonchi bombing. Also written as "ha'Dlbah." (Reference: Sins Of The Father)

K'pekt
A cursing Klingon epithet (pronounced "kuh-PECKED") whose exact translation is unspecified, but which the drunken Klingon Kor hurled at Deep Space Nine barkeep Quark when the unwitting Ferengi tried to end his holosuite battle program. (Reference: Blood Oath)

Mak'dar
A Klingon epithet used by drunken Kozak referring to Quark, modified by "pathetic." (Reference: The House Of Quark)

p'tahk
Common Klingonese cursing epithet. Used by Admiral Jarok as a slur against Worf. Also used by the Klingon servant Tumek to describe rival D'Ghor and by Morka for the Romulans in Quark's Bar on Deep Space Nine. B'Elanna Torres used this familiar Klingon epithet on her human double. Also spelled "pahtak." (Reference: The Defector)

Yintagh
Toral uses this epithet on Gowron before the High Council, which apparently means to "cut your tongue out." There is no direct translation given, although the spelling with a capital "I" is indicative of meaning "life-support system," perhaps implying a variant on "wind bag" or "big mouth." (Reference: Redemption, Part I)

k'pekt
derogatory Klingon epithet. Old drunk Kor has been participating in a historical battle in Quark's holosuite for three hours but paid only for one. Quark has alerted Odo, who tells him to shut down the power. He does. The Klingon inside is not pleased; after breaking his way out and screaming a senseless threatening roar, he seen Quark behind Odo. "You dare interrupt the Battle of Klach D'kel Brakt!? You Ferengi k'pekt!" (Blood Oath)

ko'tal
derogatory Klingon epithet. "Look what this ko'tal is doing!" adult Alexander/K'mtar remarked as he pointed out a holographic Klingon warrior's error during a knife fight. (First Born)

korut
epithet used by Kurn to refer to the cautious Bajoran security men who were trying to calm him: "You miserable koruts!" (Sons of Mogh)

plaQta'
epithet; Kurn called his friend Largh a "piece of plaQta'" (Redemption II)

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[IMForeman]

Frell and Smeg by a long margin... I actually use them in my everyday speech. Gorram and Shiny are growing on me though.

-IMF

[Qasim]

I actually use them in my everyday speech.

-IMF

I use Frack quite often

[PrimalAscended]

Hehehe.....the words Smeg and Smeggy were around before Red Dwarf made them even more popular............but they may well have been the first to come up witht the classic SmegHead

[Egeria]

Smeg (red Dwarf)

You can't beat smeg...it's smeggin great. Though I have found myself using Frak more often lately.

[jckfan55]

what about pain in the mikta?--I like that one.

[Blue Banrigh]

Smeg (red Dwarf)

Thanks, I knew it started with S, but the word shiny kept on intruding.

what about pain in the mikta?--I like that one.

That's from Farscape right?

[Agent_Dark]

That's from Farscape right?

No...

I reckon Frack (how is it actually spelt?) takes the cake

[Blue Banrigh]

No...

I reckon Frack (how is it actually spelt?) takes the cake

Really? Wait, that was pain in the mivonks... so where is mikta from?

[Willow'sCat]

Hehehe.....the words Smeg and Smeggy were around before Red Dwarf made them even more popular............but they may well have been the first to come up witht the classic SmegHead

Well they did come up with the Kryten inspired version anyway Smee-Hee, when he was trying to learn to lie. To Rimmer, "Your a Smee-Hee a complete and total one!

[Blue Banrigh]

Mak'dar
A Klingon epithet used by drunken Kozak referring to Quark, modified by "pathetic." (Reference: The House Of Quark)

Hey I knew this one, my cousin uses it on occasion.

More creative ones from Firefly:
Huh choo-shung huh tza-jiao duh tzang-huo! 'Filthy fornicators of livestock!'

go tsao de 'dog humped'

da-shiong bao-jar-shr duh la-doo-tze 'The explosive diahrrhea of an elephant'

Shun-sheng duh gao-whan 'Holy testicle Tuesday'

Fay-fay duh pee-yen 'a babboon's asscrack'