Creative Curses

PPC Boarders (and agents) frequently use creative curses in their reactions to the horrors of badfic. This is partly because the Board and other community spaces are meant to be family-friendly and partly because being creative is more fun. Some of these curses are unique to the PPC, others are borrowed from various continua. This page is intended to be a collecting point, for ease of reference, of creative curses used by PPCers.

Expletives

These are rude words you shout when you stub your toe or when the latest Suvian makes a canon character do something especially stupid. They are short (usually) and satisfying to use.

Flitter

Other forms: flittering

Originates from the Disney Fairies continuum in reference to its canonical fairy-based neologisms (i.e. flitterific). It's used in place of the F word, but is lighter in meaning (about the same as "frigging"). First used by Agent Helena.

Fork

Other forms: what the fork? | forking

One of many, many alternatives to the well-known ancient Anglo-Saxon swearword that rhymes with "duck." This one is particularly pointy.

Frack/Frak

Other forms: what the frack/frak? | fracking/frakking

"Frack" comes from the Battlestar Galactica continuum. It's used just like "fork" above. Your mother is likely to know what this one means.

"Frak" is a common swearword in the Warhammer 40K continuum, as is "feth."

Not to be confused with the practice of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, though that's definitely worth cursing about.

Frell

Other forms: what the frell? | frelling | frell me dead

As "fork" and "frack," only from the Farscape continuum. Phobos and Neshomeh (and some of Neshomeh's agents) use this one occasionally.

Kriff

Other forms: what the kriff? | kriffing

This is from the Star Wars continuum, and is also equivalent to the word that rhymes with duck. It's a very naughty word in the Star Wars continuum, and if your mother knew she'd wash your mouth out with soap for using it.

Shards

Other forms: sharding | shards and shells

This is a relatively mild curse from the Dragonriders of Pern continuum. It refers to broken dragon eggs and is used as an exclamation of dismay. "Shells" is an even milder variant. The combination "shards and shells" is roughly equivalent to "good grief."

Shpx

Other forms: what the shpx? | shpxing

The duck rhyme in rot13. Common on the Discord server, as are various other rot13'd swears.

Spork

Other forms: what the spork? | sporking

A slightly modified use of spork and sporking. While the same word and general vague direction as their intended use PPC-wise, this is not naughty at all, unless you've been taking bizarre lessons from Agent Luxury or some of the more perverse Boarders.

Wohbanobongu

An interjection of surprise that used to be common in the Myst fandom. Originated in the Cyan Worlds game Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel.

Maledicta

These are rude and probably slanderous things to call another person.

Glitterbag

Derived from the unflattering moniker "meatbag" given to animal life-forms by the android HK-47 in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (and also the robot Bender from Futurama). References the fact that Suvians are made of glitter. It's about as rude as calling an animal life-form a meatbag (or calling a mechanical life-form a rustbucket, for that matter), unless the person you're insulting is not, in fact, a Suvian. Then it's extremely rude.

Son of a Sue

Used like "son of a bitch!" Implies that the subject had a Mary Sue for a mother. Not very polite, especially if actual badfic kids are within hearing.

Son of a werechihuahua

Refers to Remus Lupin's werewolf form in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film. This is not too terribly rude.

Oaths

These usually invoke a higher power by name or by metonymy. Because PPCers are quite silly, they often invoke quite silly things.

Arceus

Forms: by Arceus | Arceus' fuzzy buttcrack

Arceus is the God-equivalent of the Pokémon continuum.

Aslan

Forms: by Aslan

Aslan is the God-equivalent of the The Chronicles of Narnia continuum. See also Lion alive!/By the Lion's mane!

Camoudile-on-a-stick!

Other forms: what the camoudile-on-a-stick?

The camoudile is a predator from the Age of Haven in the Mystverse. Why it is on a stick is unknown.

Eru Ilúvatar

Forms: by Eru | oh my Eru | Eru's green Arda

Eru is the God-equivalent in the Lord of the Rings continuum. Middle-earth natives do not casually swear by Eru (with maybe the exception of Eledhwen Elerossiel, though that could be attributed to her stint at OFUM), but fans sometimes do.

Flaming Denethor!

Loose translation: "Holy crap!" or "WTF?!" The origin of this phrase is in the Return of the King movie, wherein Denethor, on fire, hurls himself from the top of Minas Tirith. This was a... surprise to many fans.

Glaurung

Forms: oh, Glaurung | sweet Glaurung | Glaurunging

Glaurung, of course, was a dragon from the Lord of the Rings continuum. His name is employed by PPCers as part oath, part expletive with the sense of the good old Anglo-Saxon duck rhyme, possibly because Glaurung turning up means you're Glaurung'd. Does it make sense? Nope! Do we care? Nope! It came into use on the Board because of a discussion which hovered around Turin Turambar and, well, Glaurung. Its first recorded use as an expletive was by Air of Mystery on September 27, 2007. It continues in use because, as you may have surmised, PPCers are a strange lot.

Glod

Other forms: by Glod | oh my Glod

Used in place of "God" by some Boarders who read a lot of Terry Pratchett and have atheistic leanings. It's not a typo, promise. Also comes in lowercase.

Great seasons!

From the Redwall continuum. A very mild curse, roughly equivalent to "good heavens!" or "oh my god!"

Grey Lady

Other forms: by the Hat | Grey Lady and her Holy Hat

These derive from GreyLadyBast, patron Goddess of the PPC, and her symbol, the Most Holy Hat. This is a call for aid and perseverance for the invoker, or a wish for smiting of the infidels who inspired its use.

Jadis in a block of ice!

Similar to "Flaming Denethor" above in usage and origin. It refers to Jadis' materialization in, well, a block of ice in the Prince Caspian movie.

Lion alive!/By the Lion's mane!

Commonly used by Narnian agents, the former is used for unexpected dire situations and the latter is used like "good heavens!"

Mouse cheese on an acorn hardtack

First used by Agent Sheen, in reference to common Pixie Hollow food ingredients.

Powers That Be

Forms: by the Powers | sweet Powers

Some people refer to the Powers That Be as a catch-all for whatever deities or higher life-forms may be watching, but they are also a specific group of demigods in the Young Wizards continuum and wherever it is that Jennifer Robinson actually comes from.

Queen Clarion

Forms: for Queen Clarion's sake

The ruler of Pixie Hollow, a kingdom in Neverland where the Disney Fairies franchise takes place. First used by Agent Sheen.

Radagast on a bunny sled!

Similar to "Flaming Denethor!" above, but more an expression of exasperation than shock, used more like "for crying out loud!" This one comes from Radagast's unique mode of transportation in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films.

Reinforce Eins in a sweater!

As "Radagast on a bunny sled," but from an alternate-continuity Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha game.

Thranduil on a moose!

As "Radagast on a bunny sled!" above.

Yahvo

Forms: by Yahvo | oh my Yahvo

Yahvo is the God-equivalent of the Myst continuum.