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by skrebbel 165 days ago
how so?
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Tabarnak de câlice de ostie! Most of their swearing is just references to Catholic paraphernalia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_French_profanity

My wife is fond of swearing profusely in Québécois and it amused me how detailed this wikipedia entry was when I looked it up. Apparently, it was used to the fullest extent by her father recently in response to a broken toilet.
only meant it in tongue-in-cheek jest. the "gros mots" in Québécois french are firmly rooted in the culture and liberally applied. though I guess the same could be said about any language's swear words now that I'm thinking it out loud
I've been watching the Québécois version of Taskmaster with community-made subtitles and I love how the subtitle writers have included brief idiomatic explanations for the swearing that is constantly peppered into the dialogue.
Hahh nice, appreciate the elaboration!