Learn English – another word for “sh*t”

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As we know, people in current society are more in to the word shit when they get frustrated over something. The real meaning of this word is solid waste from a person's or animal's body according to a dictionary I referred. So I find this word bit awkward to use in daily routine.

Is there any better (less offensive) word to use instead of this when we get frustrated?

Best Answer

Many cuss words in English have less offensive counterparts, often with phonetic similarities.

If you want your speech to sound less vulgar and coarse, use the terms on the left instead of the terms in parentheses:

shoot (instead of shit) : Aw, shoot! I left my keys at home!
darn (instead of damn) : Darn! My ball went in the creek again.
gosh darn it (instead of God damn it) : Gosh darn it! How many times have I asked you not to do that?
jeepers creepers (instead of Jesus Christ) : Jeepers creepers! You scared the crap out of me!
frickin’ or freaking (instead of fucking) : There's no freaking way I'm paying that much for this car.

I won't look these all up, but NOAD does say:

jeepers (also jeepers creepers) exclamation informal
used to express surprise or alarm : Jeepers! Do you think she saw?
ORIGIN 1920s: alteration of Jesus

and M-W reports:

fricking often vulgar : damned —used as an intensive
Origin: alteration of frigging, present participle of frig
First Known Use: circa 1936

As for the s-word being used both as an expletive and as a reference to excrement, the word crap has the same dual meaning, and then some. (The word crap can also refer to junk, or even be used as a verb in the game of craps.) Context invariably eliminates any potential confusion about which meaning applies, even when they occur close together:

Aw, crap! I got crap on my shoe.

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