UPDATE: Well, I'll be broggled! It's the full-feathered 10th update of Cussin' in the GFFA! You Ronto-brained slagchuckers better get in here and show you give a frakkin wobber or, by the Grand Protector, may the dark side take you! Gorple zo-zo!

Thanks to everyone who has been flooding my inbox with Star Wars profanity. The list continues to grow at an absurd pace, showing just how demented both Star Wars fans and authors can be. (As if this needed to be confirmed, see this growing list of spacey alcoholic concoctions). I'll continue to update with your contributions and with the curses I find, marking new entries with italics. Cheers!

One of my favorite fanish hobbies is keeping track of the curses used in the Star Wars universe. This diversion traces its roots to a healthy curiosity with real-life curse words. As I've mentioned before, I love language, and I believe my first conscious experience with the power of language came with the utterance of my first curse. When I was 3 or 4 years old, I took to emulating my older sisters' inclination for using certain "bad words," much to my parents' dismay, but to my great delight. Seeing the shocking reaction I would get from saying just one particular word was a power unlike, well, anything in the galaxy.

My sisters got the better of me, however, when they duped me into thinking the word Tonka, the name of a popular line of toy trucks (and, coincidentally, also having the meaning "up" in Huttese), was the most vile slur known to man by calling each other Tonkas, then acting as if they were about to faint each time someone dropped the dreaded T-bomb. I eagerly replaced all the cuss words in my repertoire with this one. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, though, I quickly learned what the real forbidden words were, especially since all of the kids on my block were significantly older than me.

In my college days, I wrote an editorial outlining the oft-ignored merits and pitfalls of this oh so human pastime, which still gets me e-mail, not all of it pleasant. While living in Italy, I also did extensive research with some lovely loose-lipped signorine and compiled a list of essential Italian curses, which I distributed to my grateful American friends. For years I've tried to do the same thing with Star Wars.

In 1977, right off the bat, Star Wars: A New Hope introduced us to the first curse of the Galaxy Far, Far Away... Blast! Through Princess Leia teased us with witty quips like, "Can someone get this walking carpet out of my way?" it wasn't until the first Star Wars spin-off novel in 1978, Alan Dean Foster's Splinter of the Mind's Eye, that we were introduced to another legitimate curse straight from the princess's pristine lips (perhaps channeling Carrie Fisher): Stang! A Guide to the Star Wars Universe tells us that this is a curse Alderaanian in origin, and one finds himself wondering what other creative expressions that planet's pacifistic culture has engendered.

Of course, it was all downhill from there.

With her classic line "You stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!" in The Empire Strikes Back, the Princess completely throws caution to the wind, but she isn't the only guilty party. The years since 1978 have seen the creation of a number of curses, exclamations, and general profanity by the many authors contributing to the Star Wars mythos. From Timothy Zahn (The Thrawn Trilogy, Hand of Thrawn) to Michael Stackpole (X-Wing series, New Jedi Order: Dark Tide), from Jude Watson (Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest) to Karen Traviss (Republic Commando: Hard Contact), John Ostrander (Republic comic series) to Sean Stewart (Yoda: Dark Rendezvous) and a bunch more. Some of them are funny, some of them are cheesy, some are cool, some are awful, and some are unpronounceable.

This is by no means a comprehensive compilation of Star Wars curse words, but it aims to be. In the meantime, here's a few terms and phrases to get interested parties started. If anyone has any curses (Star Wars only, please) they'd like to add to this list, just e-mail me at abelgpena@star-wars.net with the vulgar expression in question, it's usage (interjection, insult, etc.), and the title of the source, and I'll update it regularly!

Without further delay, I present the cuss words of the Star Wars galaxy! ~ Abel G. Peņa


BASIC PROFANITY:

Bantha - A large, slow-moving hairy quadruped; an insult connoting the characteristics of such a creature, as in, "You brainless, lice-ridden bantha" (Knights of the Old Republic).

Bantha Brain - An insult indicating one has the intelligence of the slow-moving Bantha ("Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees," Tales From Jabba's Palace).

Bantha Fodder! - An exclamation. The word "fodder," meaning food for livestock, has likely been contaminated in this instance by the double-meaning of the Huttese word Poodoo (New Jedi Order: Star by Star, Return of the Jedi).

Bantha Sweat - A colorful description used to demean something, as in "That planet is a ball of bantha sweat" (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Barve - A six-legged animal with a reputation for being unclean, raised for its meat; an insult, insinuating the filthiness of said creature. Also, son of a barve. ("A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett," Tales From Jabba's Palace; Legacy Vol. 2: Shards).

Blast! - An adaptable expletive, the equivalent of "shoot!" or "damn!" (A New Hope).

Blaster Bolts! - An interjection (Young Jedi Knights series).

Blaster-brained - A derogatory description implying dim-wittedness (Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy).

Bloah - An interjection, used independently and as part of longer exclamations, such as "What the Bloah?" (Tatooine Ghost, Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Bludfly - An insult referring to a form of insect ("Lando's Commandoes: On Eagles' Wings," Tales #5).

Bomarr cast-off - An insult insinuating that an individual is rejected by the Bantha-worshipping Bomarr religious order, or simply a kind of outcast (Knights of the Old Republic).

Borked - An adaptable expletive; see Farkled and the other "F" Words (Galaxies).

Broggle - An unspecified act, often used to denote surprise, as in "I'll be broggled" (Outbound Flight).

Bug-lover - A low-level insult often directed toward children (Ewoks: The Battle for Endor).

By the abyss - An exclamation (Clone Wars Vol. 6).

By the Core! - An exclamation (The Lando Calrissian Adventures).

By the Dawn Wind - A S'kytri exclamation (Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Vol. 1).

By the Force! - An exclamation (Marvel Comics #89).

By the Grand Protector - An exclamation, likely of Rodian origin (Starfighter: Crossbones #2).

By the Original Light - An exclamation (Han Solo at Stars' End).

By the red seas of Knores... A curse (The Politics of Contraband).

By the stars - An exclamation, often accompanied by elaboration for empahsis, as in, By the pitiless stars and By the black stars (Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Vol. 1, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous).

By the Twi'lek Goddess - An exclamation (Tales of the Jedi audio drama).

Byss' Blind Eye! - An exclamation of the one-eyed Abyssin, it refers to their homeworld, rather than the Deep Core planet by the same name ("Ghost," Tales Vol. 3).

Can of corrosion - An insult (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Can of Shellac - An insult, referring to some crude substance in canned form (Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Aurorient Express)

Cantina rat - An insult directed toward bar loungers (Knights of the Old Republic).

Carbon flush! - An exclamation (Emissary of the Void).

Carbon-scored - A derogatory modifier used among droids, as in, "You carbon-scored cry-baby!" (Marve Comics #31, "Doom Mission").

Chips for brains - An insult directed toward droids (Legacy Vol. 2: Shards).

Chuff-sucking Leech - An insult, likely referring to the habit of some species of annelid. Jabba was referred to as a chuff-sucking leech for his appearance, his moral character, or both. ("Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees," Tales From Jabba's Palace).

Circuit-brain - An insult directed at droids (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Core-slime - An insult directed toward inhabitants of the Core Worlds (Knights of the Old Republic).

Cute as a Gamorrean's sister - An insult that deriving its impact from sarcasm, as the general population does not view the porcine Gamorrean race as particularly attractive (Knights of the Old Republic).

Dark Side Take You - A curse (Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy).

Dar'yaim - Literally Mandalorian for "not home," it is the equivalent of "hell" in some dialects ("Mandalorians: Culture and Language," Star Wars Insider #87).

Di'kut - Mandalorian for a fool. Di'kute in plural form (Republic Commando: Hard contact, "Omega Squad: Targets" Insider #81).

Doellin's Triple Teats! - A Gran exclamation, referring to the species' doe-like goddess ("Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees," Tales From Jabba's Palace).

Double-spawner - An Ishi Tib insult for an unfaithful spouse or lover; a two-timer (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Druk - An obscenity used in conjunction with other words for emphasis, as in "A drukload of stormtroopers" (Star Wars Tales Vol. 4, "Kessel Run").

Dubesor - An insult on Antipose XII (Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon).

Dungcreeper - An insult, referring to a vile creature (Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown). See lylek-dung grubber.

Durned - A derogatory modifier (Republic #62: No Man's Land).

Dustcrust - An insult, possibly of Ewok origin (Dark Nest: The Unseen Queen).

Dwarfnut - Neimoidian for a fool (Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide).

Dyeesh - An interjection (Rookies: Rendezvous).

Emperor's Black Bones! - An exclamation (X-Wing novels).

Emperor's Black Heart - A derogatory modifier (I, Jedi), as in, "What in the Emperor's Black Heart...?"

Fangface - An insulting nickname for members of the buck-toothed Aqualish race (Dark Nest: The Joiner King). See also Hammerhead, Prune Face, and Slanthead.

For galaxy's sake - An exclamation (Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth).

Frizzle - Possibly the verbal form of Frizz or some derivative thereof, it denotes an act of betrayal, as in "You frizzled me!"; to screw-over (Outbound Flight).

Full-feathered - A derogatory modifier, as in "I look like a full-feathered idiot." (Jedi Quest: Changing of the Guard).

Gamorrean pig-man - A childishly redundant insult that relies on the general population's low opinion of the porcine Gamorrean race (Knights of the Old Republic).

Gfersh - An adaptable expletive, likely Rodian in origin, as in "What the gfersh is this?" (Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations).

Gonk - A droid curse, as in "Gonk me," derived from the sound a GNK droid makes (Clone Wars Adventures Vol. 7).

Good novas! - An exclamation (Rookies: Rendezvous).

Gorple zo-zo - An offensive alien curse (The Pirates of Tarnoonga: A Droid Adventure).

Gravel maggot - An insult, referring to a species of worm that feeds on rotting flesh indigenous to the hills and rocky badlands of Tatooine. Sometimes the insult "chuff-sucking gravel maggot" is used, which may be a reference to an actual subspecies or simply a corrupt variation on chuff-sucking leech (Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley, A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, 1st Edition, Legacy Vol. 1: Broken).

Great Gobs of Bantha Poodoo! - An exclamation (The Phantom Menace novelization).

Haja - A curse (The Approaching Storm).

Hairless Wookiee - An insult that derives its impact from its juxtaposition of two incongruent concepts, i.e. members of the intimidating Wookiee race are generally quite hairy. This insult is sometimes used among humans in a somewhat playful manner (Knights of the Old Republic).

Hammerhead - An insulting nickname for members of the Ithorian race (A New Hope, Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice, Star Wars Sourcebook). See also Fangface and Prune Face.

Holy Sith! - An interjection (Galactic Battlegrounds).

Holy Womp Rats - An exclamation (Star Wars #27, "Starcrash").

Hutt Slime! - An exclamation; also "Huttslime" (New Jedi Order: Balance Point, Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Hutt-spawn - An insult, regardless of one's species (Knights of the Old Republic).

In Alliance's cause - An exclamation used by members of the Rebel Alliance, as "In Alliance's cause, why'd you do that, old woman?" (Splinter of the Mind's Eye).

In the name of crushing black holes - An exclamation (Yoda: Dark Rendezvous).

Jactna! - An interjection (Star Wars Tales Vol. 2).

Jango's Bones - An exclamation used among Republic clone troopers, referring to their deceased donor, bounty hunter Jango Fett (Reversal of Fortune).

Kanushka - A Kubaz exclamation (MedStar: Battle Surgeons).

Kark! - An adaptable expletive; also Kark on you! (Republic #66, Clone Wars Vol. 5 and Vol. 6).

Kiss My Asteroid - A pejorative request ("Skreej," Tales Vol. 3).

Kiss My Wookiee - A pejorative request (The Courtship of Princess Leia). Note that this double entendre adds another layer to Leia and Han's exchange in the Empire Strikes Back. Leia: "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee"; Han: "I can arrange that."

Kath-mutt - An insult; see son-of-a-kath-hound (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Kriffing - A derogatory modifier (Vision of the Future).

Ktah! - A rare Chiss curse (Force Heretic: Refugee).

Krazzsch - A Riilebi derogatory modifier ("Rendezvous With Destiny," Adventure Journal #6).

Kreetle - An insult, referring to a kind of parasitic insect from Tatooine (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Krop! - An exclamation, possibly of Gotal origin (Legacy Vol. 1: Broken).

Kvark - Ewokese for the rough equivalent of "darn" (Star Wars: Ewoks).

Laserbrain - An insult, as in "I don't know where you get your delusions from, laserbrain." (The Empire Strikes Back).

Loz noy jitat - A curse ("Medstar: Intermezzo," Star Wars Insider #83).

Lurdo - An Ewokese term meaning jerk, dummy, etc. (The Ewok Adventure).

Lylek-dung-grubber - An insult, likely referring to an odd habit of the insectoid lylek predator of the planet Ryloth (New Jedi Order: Star by Star, The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons). See dungcreeper.

Madclaw -- A derogatory term reserved for dishonored Wookiees who have used their climbing claws in an attack (Knights of the Old Republic).

Mattball - An insult directed toward fur-covered creatures, such as Ewoks; a furball (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Meatbag - An insult popularized by the assassin droid HK-47 in reference to organic life forms (Knights of the Old Republic). Note that this is likely an homage to the character Bender, from the TV show Futurama, who used the term in a similar fashion.

Minions of Xendor! - An exclamation (The Lando Calrissian Adventures). This also refers to the followers of the dark sider Xendor during the Jedi conflict known as the First Great Schism.

Misery-guts - An insult used to describe an overbearing and trying individual ("Omega Squad: Targets," Insider #81).

Monkey-lizard - An insult referring to a diminutive and annoying species of Kowakian beast (Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama, Knights of the Old Republic).

Moons and stars - An interjection. See also stars (Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown).

Moons of Baroli! - An exclamation (Reversal of Fortune).

Moons of Yavin! - An exclamation referring to the many satellites of the gas giant Yavin (Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Vol. 1).

Mradhe Muck - A curse, as in "What the blinkin' mradhe muck is going on here?" (Hand of Thrawn: Specter of the Past).

Mudcrutch - An insult referring to some form of lowly creature. Also mudcrutch whelp (Star Wars Republic #55-58: Battle of Jabiim, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Murglak - An insult (The Stark Hyperspace War). Most likely a species of foul creature; see Son of a Murglak.

Nerfherder - A legitimate occupation on the planet Alderaan; an insult among Alderaanian nobility (The Empire Strikes Back). See Scruffy-looking.

Osik - Mandalorian for feces (Republic Commando: Triple Zero).

Piece of Dianoga Dung -- A curse ("A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale," Tales From the Mos Eisely Cantina).

Prugnuficating - An as yet unknown disgusting act or natural phenomenon; possibly some variation of defecating, putrifying, or both (Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal).

Pruneface - An insulting nickname for members of the Dressellian race, possibly popularized by the Rebel SpecForce commando Orrimaarko who took this derogatory description as an alias (Return of the Jedi, Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens -- Enemies and Allies, Ultimate Alien Anthology). See Fangface, Hammerhead and Slanthead.

Rankweed sucker - An insult, referring to the pre-processed form of rank, a food with a gummy texture, served in a bucket (Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, MedStar I: Battle Surgeons, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous).

Rockhead - An insult referring to a stubborn or stupid person; bull head. See also ronto-brained (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Rodder - An adaptable expletive, used as an interjection and as an insult, as in "You stubborn rodder!" (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Ronto-brained - An insult derived from the perception that the mammoth ronto beast of burden is stubborn due its small brain (Jedi Quest: Changing of the Guard).

Rot in Boboqueequee! - A pejorative request, referring to some terrible place (Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal).

Saen - A Coway swear word involving parentage (Splinter of the Mind's Eye).

Schutta - A Twi'leki insult, generally reserved for females (Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords).

Scrap-pile - An insult used among and directed at droids, as in "You'll be malfunctioning within a day you near-sighted scrap-pile!" (A New Hope).

Scrag-end - An insult (Republic Commando: Hard Contact).

Scruffy-looking - A derogatory modifier, as in "You low-down, stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerfherder!" (The Empire Strikes Back).

Sexless marsh-toad - An insult comparing an individual to a gender-neutral species of amphibian (Knights of the Old Republic).

Shavit - A curse (The Hand of Thrawn: Vision of the Future).

Shebs - Mandalorian for one's posterior. Plural shebse (Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Triple Zero)

Shee - A Haruun Kal curse (Shatterpoint).

Short-circuit - An insult directed toward droids, as in "You short-circuit!" (Dark Nest: The Joiner King). See also Circuit-brain.

Sith-loving - A derogatory modifier used by Repbulic soldiers during the ancient New Sith Wars, as in "Sith-loving scum" (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Sith's blood! - An exclamation (Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords).

Sithspawn - An interjection (X-Wing: Rogue Squadron). Note that Sithspawn also refers to a specific kind of creature mutated by Sith magic.

Sithspit - An interjection (X-Wing: Rogue Squadron).

Skalworm - An insult, referring to some form of annelid, possibly Bothan in origin (Dark Nest: The Unseen Queen).

Skloob - Urine or the act of urinating, as in "Technically, you haven't got a receptacle to skloob in" (Han Solo and the Lost Legacy).

Skrag - An Old Corellian curse (Adventure Journal #7)

Skroggin' - A derogatory modifier (Legacy Vol. 1: Broken).

Slag! - An interjection (Shadow Stalker).

Slagchucker - An insult (Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy).

Slanthead - An insulting nickname for members of the Yuuzhan Vong race (Legacy Vol. 2: Shards). See also Fangface, Hammerhead, and Prune Face.

Slime dog - An insult, possibly specifying a species of canine (Honor and Duty).

Snarkin' - A derogatory modifier (Republic #59: Enemy Lines).

Snoigit - A Talz curse (Empire Vol. 5).

Son of a Bantha - Used as both an insult and a curse (The Politics of Contraband, Star Wars Insider #89 "Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy").

Son of a jumpin' ... - An exclamation (The Empire Strikes Back novelization).

Son-of-a-Kath-hound - An insult (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Son of a Murglak - An insult (Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords).

Son of a Sow - A Gamorrean curse (Planet of Twilight).

Space - An adaptable expletive, as in, "Space this!", "Space me!", and "What the space?" (Honor and Duty, Dark Nest: Unseen Queen).

Space-slug - An insult, referring to silicon-based gastropods that live in the vacuum of space (The Pirates of Tarnoonga: A Droid Adventure).

Spast! - An interjection (Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast).

Spawn of a Space Slug - An insult; see space-slug (Domain of Evil).

Spawn of Nilgarian Worm - An insult ("Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees," Tales From Jabba's Palace).

Spirits of Cadomai - A Snivvian exclamation referring to the species' homeworld ("Labor Pains").

Spoggick - An insult. It may refer to a small animal, possibly from Boboqueequee, as indicated by the phrase, "Rot in Boboqueequee, you scrunty prugnuficating spoggick!" It may also be an inanimate object, as suggested by the phrase, "Don't be such a wet spoggick!" (Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal, Legacy Vol. 2: Shards). I'm indebted to JF Boivin for bringing the first quotation here to my attention, as it is likely unparalleled.

Squark - An adaptable expletive, as in, "Squark that!" (Honor and Duty).

Stang! - An Alderaanian curse (Splinter of the Mind's Eye).

Stars! - A common interjection. Variations include: Stars and Galaxies!, Stars and novas, Moons and stars!, By the stars!, and For star's sake! (Honor and Duty, Jed Apprentice series, Secrets of the Jedi, Jedi Quest: Changing of the Guard).

Starforsaken - A derogatory modifier (Labyrinth of Evil).

Stars' End - A curse, referring to the penal colony located at one of the far ends of the galaxy in the Corporate Sector (Labyrinth of Evil).

Stick-in-the-swamp - An insult, referring to someone dull or who avoids trying new things; a stick-in-the-mud (Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard).

Swamp rat - An insult, possibly referring to the swamp variety of womp rat from the planet Cularin or some other similar wetland rodent (Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Aurorient Express).

Sweet Gundark - An exclamation (Evasive Action: Recruitment).

Sweet Sookie - An exclamation (MedStar: Battle Surgeons).

Tarkin's Teeth - An Imperial exclamation, proceeding Grand Moff Tarkin's death (The Hand of Thrawn: Vision of the Future).

Thank the Maker - An exclamation used among droids in reference to their manufacturer or builder (A New Hope).

Tides of the Force - An exclamation (Reversal of Fortune).

Tinker-tot - A belittling insult or derogatory modifier, likely tailored for individuals of a mechanical disposition, such as ship engineers. Example: "Shuffle off, you tinker-tot wing nut..." (Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Aurorient Express).

Tundin' - A derogatory modifier ("Galaxywide NewsNets," Adventure Journal #10).

Two-toed swamp-sucker - An insult, likely referring to an actual creature (Droids, "The White Witch").

Vench My Skug! - A Huttese exclamation (Podracing Tales).

Verre d'n Nocka! - A Kerestian curse (Secrets of the Sisar Run).

Verre! - A short version of the previous (Secrets of the Sisar Run).

Void-breahting - A derogatory modifier (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

What in the moons of Bogden... - An exclamation (Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader).

What in the Nine Moons?! - An exclamation (Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Vol. 1).

What in the three rings of Anstares... - A curse (The Politics of Contraband).

Where in the moons... - An exclamation (Rookies: Rendezvous).

What in the worlds? - An exclamation (Outbound Flight).

What the brix - An exclamation (Outbound Flight).

What the garzal - An exclamation (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

What the Hutt... - An exclamation (Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Aurorient Express).

When the Core goes dark! - An exclamation of disbelief (Dark Nest: The Joiner King).

Wobber - Possibly an adaptable expletive, as in "You don't give a wobber!" (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).

Woodrat - An insult, possibly referring to a creature within the forests of the Endor Moon (Ewoks: Battle for Endor).

Zucca Pig - An insult, referring to a class of swine (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction).


THE "F" WORDS:

Farkled - An adaptable expletive, as in, "You just got farkled." (Tales 4)

Feech - Ewokese for "shoot!" (Caravan of Courage: The Ewok Adventure).

Festering - An adaptable expletive (Children of the Jedi, Planet of Twilight).

Ferglutz - An interjection (Clone Wars Vol. 5).

Fierfek - Huttese for a "hex" or "curse"; mistakenly adopted as a curse word by the rest of the galaxy (Tales From Jabba's Palace).

Flaming - A derogatory modifier (The Han Solo Adventures).

Frack - An adaptable expletive (The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of Lies). Note that this is an homage to the television program Battlestar Galactica.

Frag - An adaptable expletive (Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy).

Frakkin - A derogatory modifier (Legacy Vol. 1: Broken).

Freg'd - A derogatory verb insinuating destruction, as in, "My moisture farm got freg'd to the ground!" (Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations).

Frell - A curse (Wizards of the Coast Web Site: The Living Force). Note that this is an homage to the Farscape sci-fi series where the term frell originally appeared.

Frizz - (Verb form: Frizzle). An adaptable expletive, it is commonly used as part of an exclamation or a derogatory modifier. (Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Outbound Flight). See also Frizzle.

Frotz - A curse[?] (Wizards of the Coast Web site: Planet Hoppers).


HUTTESE INSULTS

Chuba - (Also sometimes spelled "Chubba"). Translating from Huttese as "You" or "Hey you," but also literally the Huttese name for an animal resembling a frog or toad, it is used as an insult and also a curse or exclamation, as in "What the chubba is going on?" (The Phantom Menace; Dark Nest: The Joiner King, The Unseen Queen).

E chu ta! - An insult (The Empire Strikes Back).

Grancha - A curse (Legacy Vol. 2: Shards).

Koochoo - Huttese for idiot (Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide).

Kung - An insult (or compliment) translating as scum (Return of the Jedi), as in U kulle rah doe kankee kung: You are my kind of scum.

Peedunky -- An insult, translating loosely as punk (The Phantom Menace).

Poodoo - Huttese for excrement (The Phantom Menace). Oddly, this term also translates from Huttese to Basic as "fodder," as in "You might have been a good smuggler, but now you're just Bantha fodder!" (Return of the Jedi).

Shag - An insult, translating as slave (The Phantom Menace).

Sleemo - An insult, translating as slimeball (The Phantom Menace).

Stoopa - Huttese for a fool or fools (Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide, Legacy Vol. 2: Shards).


COMMON EARTH CURSES FROM THE FILMS

I'll see you in hell! - An exclamation (The Empire Strikes Back).

Scum - An insult, as in "You Rebel scum!" (Return of the Jedi).

What in the blazes... - An exclamation (Attack of the Clones).


YUUZHAN VONG INVECTIVE: (Curses in the Invaders' tongue)

Gods-cursed - A derogatory modifier (Dark Tide I: Onslaught).

Kane a bar - An insult, translating from the Yuuzhan Vong language as "dung of a meat maggot" (Star by Star, New Jedi Order Sourcebook). Note that this is a play on a Yuuzhan Vong word denoting status in the social hierarchy, Kanabar which means "Fellow low-caste person."

Khapet - A curse (The Final Prophecy).

Puul - A curse (Edge of Victory: Conquest).

Stink-beetle - A bug of Yuuzhan Vong origin, presumably having an objectionable odor; an insult, insinuating the ownership of said characteristics (The Unifying Force, Legacy Vol. 2: Shards).

Tsup - An insult, translating loosely as a wicked slave (Edge of Victory: Rebirth).

Vhlor - Used as an insult, it is the name of a filthy Yuuzhan Vong animal (Edge of Victory: Rebirth).

Vong - A grave insult among the pious Yuuzhan Vong when used alone, with connotations that an individual is godless or barbaric (Edge of Victory: Conquest).

Whelp of a machine - A grave insult implying that someone is the offspring of a non-living thing (Dark Tide I: Onslaught).

Yadaj dakl, ignot! - A venomous curse (New Jedi Order Sourcebook).

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