Unusual Euphemism: Difference between revisions

** In ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'', a nervous Fred Colon remarks "I'll be mogadored!" when he spots Errol the swamp dragon and thinks Captain Vimes has captured the noble dragon that's been terrorizing the city. Said phrase is later used in ''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', when Nanny Ogg is so flabbergasted at the sight of Granny Weatherwax dolled up for the opera, "I'll be ''mogadored''!" is the only oath she can think of.

** ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'' contains an example which is also a [[Running Gag]] complete with its own [[Lampshade]]. The thug Mr Tulip uses the swearword "--ing" in every sentence. As in, "A --ing [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf]]? Are you --ing crazy?" At one point, this prompts another character to wonder how he manages to pronounce the dash. Later in the book, the very prim and proper Sacharissa ends up threatening a character with a gun and the words, "Let us use your 'ing' presses or I'll 'ing' shoot your 'ing' head 'ing' off!" - adding, "I think that's how you're supposed to say it, isn't it?" (Followed on the next page by, "What a silly girl I am. 'Ing'. I feel so much better for saying that, you know? 'Ing'. 'Inginginginginginging'. I wonder what it means?") Strangely, other characters' replies at various points only make sense if he ''is'' using an actual swearword.

** In ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'', a cult leader has his underlings swear an oath of loyalty, on pain of, among other things, being "strung up by one's figgin". None of them even ask what a "figgin" is.

** A somewhat weird example occurs in ''[[Discworld/The Last Continent|The Last Continent]]'', where the Chair of Indefinite Studies expresses the opinion that bridge would work better for procreation than sex. When reminded that this would need [[Squick|at least four people]], he suggests croquet instead, and states that he has indeed "enjoyed a quiet knock-about all by [him]self." Cue slow edging away from the Chair.

** In ''[[Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'', [[Sweet Polly Oliver|the protagonist's]] use of a pair of rolled-up socks to give her the appearance of a "package" leads to a [[Running Gag]] of various sock-related euphemisms for the male groin.

** In [[Discworld/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]], [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|the]] [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|Auditors]] starts out using curse words like ''"Discord!"'' and ''"Confusion!"'', but feels the need for something... coarser. Hence: ''"Do as I say, you organic organ!"''

** ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]'' uses "complicated pictogram".

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