[header] How to swear creatively [title] Find old-fashioned swear words. [step] Old fashioned swear words certainly don't hold the same power today that they once did. Therefore, you can get away with using them in polite company.
As a bonus, old-fashioned words may make people in the room giggle, diffusing the tension. [substeps] For instance, " jumpin' jehoshaphat, " " dagnabit, " and " jiminy cricket " are old-fashioned swear words that you could use to replace cuss words in polite company.