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:
I won't look these all up, but NOAD does say:
and M-W reports:
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: