Always willing to learn

[bokuwa]

Testing the waters with this, if it makes it to the open forum intacted and open for discussion.

I would very much like to see the meanings behind the expressions that has been used on this forum in two parts and allowable.

1. Friggin

2. Hard-on

Below are commonly used in settings that would be open to vulgar slang or cursing. What is the meaning behind them? Please explain what your understanding is when you hear these.

I have a friggin hard on.
or
I have a hard-on.

Hoping for serious replies and not low level humor aimed at getting laughs.

[Boost]

Friggin - A more socially acceptable way to say F***ing.

Hard-on - Slang term for an erection that just sounds cooler.

[TheNoNamedOne]

I have a hard-on.

= I am very excited about something.


I geuss one could go with the scientific wording route:

I have a blood engorged penis for surfing.

It is true, that the right analogy, metaphore, use of words, etc... can change the world, and humans have constantly twisted them into new shapes to enliven speech.

[Boost]

Hey Bokuwa, serious question. Are you just giving a hard time about the use of "replacements" or are you really that sensitive about their use? Just curious.

I know parents who scold their children not to even use replacements because they are "just as bad," but haven't known to many adults who are bothered by their use by other adults.

[bokuwa]

Hey Bokuwa, serious question. Are you just giving a hard time about the use of "replacements" or are you really that sensitive about their use? Just curious.

I know parents who scold their children not to even use replacements because they are "just as bad," but haven't known to many adults who are bothered by their use by other adults.

Seriously Boost, to start with it, tp's post just caught my eye. From there it rolled on and my attention became more focused on what here people thought they were saying, {based on what most people are doing by using friggin, not to sound more vulgar by using F}, because both imply the same thing.

At work I told a employee that if he used the word friggin again with a customer he would be doing something else.

At a party, people using friggin or F is up to them, sorry I don't go for the use around my wife or kids, so depending on how much the person is using the word and the setting, if formal I will just excuse ourselfs and if casual ask if they could tone it down a little.

In general I don't use any curse words unless I get really upset and as I keep getting older I do that less and less.

Yes, I have used curse words in some of my posts, to get a rise from people. Anything goes on the internet, oh with the exception of here of course.

And I will give you another glimpse of myself. A friend owns a body shop and when I go there well, it's all men and some drinking goes on so go hell breaks loose. But when a woman or customer or kids come around everyone tones it down and no more cursing, until the leave.
At this shop, there have been occasions when a woman will get into a conversation taking place and generally she will set the tone, if she is using curse words, so will everyone else. Never around kids though.

Time and place for everything could sum it all up for me.

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When the two guys were calling each other names and were getting messages that it's not allowable, it just seemed like a contradiction of allowable things is all.

[TheNoNamedOne]

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When the two guys were calling each other names and were getting messages that it's not allowable, it just seemed like a contradiction of allowable things is all.

No contradiction. Your "seemed" radar is broken.

Calling someone an idiot or moron is not use of an intensifier as is "friggin." They are nouns attatched to describing the pronoun in the subject.

Those persons were not called on it for obscene language. They were called on their comments for direct personal insults at forum members.

[Boost]

At work I told a employee that if he used the word friggin again with a customer he would be doing something else

I understand with different social settings there is different acceptable, and not acceptable behavior. Such as the example you gave above, which in that case is a professional business setting, and the term friggin would not be acceptable.

But on the other hand, the forum is a little more relaxed of a setting and would be perfectly acceptable here. Such as the garage with all male workers in it.

Time and place for everything could sum it all up for me.

I think you are absoutly correct here, time, place, and situations dictate what is or isn't acceptable behavior or language.