.. have done a search for this but not found anything, so please move this Mods if there is an existing thread.

My Kindergarten-going 4yr old son is now speaking fluent Swiss German and, with his friends, has started singing what we thought off as lovely wee songs only to realize that these songs contain the word ca-ca in Now, that's a fairly obvious one, but we have heard him say, along with his mates, other ones we are becoming suspicious off - mega blud, das ist blud (means stupid no?) and more besides that I can't spell. Now, kids are kids and I am not one to get myself in a tizzy over such things but, just in case, he and his mates are in our garden telling our neighbour that he's an old so and so in Swiss german while I stand by with a smile on my face.. no, can't be having that.

Can anyone, in the know, please give me a list of all the common Zürich Swiss swear/ rude words?? I can then have an ear out

My soon to be 4 years old has picked up bloody, Scheisse and Ca -Ca and puts the three words together when she gets frustrated. Swearing in three languages at 3 years old.

Great topic for a thread.

I thought ca-ca was no worse than poo-poo in English, no?

In English it's an okay rather gentle word but in Swiss it means the bigger word: S***

You asked for it ...

Arsch
Arschloch
Hueresohn
Ficker
ficke
bumse
Blöd
Dumm
schiiser
Schiisdräck
Gotverdami
verdami
hund
siech
wixer
sauhund
sau
schwein
dräcksack
sack
assi
esel
dummi chueh (kuh)
chueh
nutte
schlampe
tussi
pack
yugo
spermaeimer
schwanz
fotze
puff
lulatsch
schofsgrind
doof
Scheisse
Schafseckel
Dubbel / dubbeli (idiot)
Huere verdammte ... (goddamn <insert word>)
Arschgsicht
chaib (bloke,guy)
mongo
behinderet
heiland stärne föifi (outdated - check farmer video)
Seiche (saiche) - to ****
Schiffe "
Pisse "
Verfickt/e/s (****ing ...)
Nimm dr chopf/ d'händ usem arsch - get your head out of your a**.
Muetterficker
fetti sau
fettsack
spargel tarzan - thin person
schwulä - gay person (derogative)
dräckigi psychopathe sau - dirty psycho pig
schwuchtle (schwuchtel) - fag***
läck mer am arsch - go f*** yourself
fick di
fick di sälber


Combinations: Hundesohn, verfickts arschloch, verdammte hueresohn, huere dubbel, schiiss <insert nationality> etc ... (let your creativity flow ... lol)

to be continued ..

I thought ca-ca was a Brasilian soccer player

..lovely, thanks but translations!?

As far as I know, blud is not very serious, it's like 'not cool' or something like that.

The very ugly words I know are (and most certainly very wrongly spelled ):
Kopfdaminomol
Kopfteckl

What is so ugly with hund??

Oh, that's good to know, then...

I have got the habit of (quite reasonably) saying "Oh missed!" if something misses the target such as paper in the bin or passing something to someone and missing their hand, for example.

Problem is that "Oh Mist!" in German means "Oh sh1t" in English. No wonder I get so many funny looks.

On the other hand, I've heard many, often older and quite respectable looking Swiss using English four letter words with wild abandon. Words that would have got me slapped into next week by my mum. After so many years here I don't really notice it anymore but when I first came here I was openmouthed at the cussing coming from seemingly respectable business men or ladies who were lunching.

Sound recordings would also be necessary to be able to correctly identify oaths when they are uttered.

Some training material:

Just hand this list over to your kid and tell him never to use these words!

There are many other words, mainly coming from germany. I don't know if they're widely used in CH among kids today, although many sources say they do.

If I translate it, I might get in trouble with the admins? I'd rather send you a PM then!

Oh!! this is so funny!! So luschtig!

Somebody translates?

Repeat after me..

u see what i just did, quoting u out of context?

That ca-ca was expensive

...I can only assume you would never, ever swear yourself if you find it wrong a child swears?

Why is it ok for adults to say something and not kids? It's not the age which is inappropriate but the context. Sometimes an earthy expletive is completely appropriate. If someone's being a Doo-Doo head, they're being a Doo-Doo head. Or do we call a spade a 'you-know-what?'

those considered harmless in Switzerland marked with a *


edit: That was a waste of time! Didn't realize we have a language filter.

oh la vache, this is a truly horrible thread

Now, that's a fairly obvious one, but we have heard him say, along with his mates, other ones we are becoming suspicious off - mega blud, das ist blud (means stupid no?) and more besides that I can't spell.

Well "blud" ( I would spell bludd, but Swiss German is a funny language with no rules when it comes to spelling ) means naked. But I guess the context here is not clear...(??)
A term which is often used by kids while they think it is and sound very funny is "födli-bludd" which means copmletly naked.

..now that sounds like a nice little song to me

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