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eclectech
@eclectech.uk

Hello. I have made a thing. A colourful collection of global disgruntlement. If you spend your time looking at the news & muttering "For Fuck's Sake" you might like it. Maybe. Illustrations of idiomatic translations of FFS from people who speak the language. Because FFS. www.eclectech.co.uk/ffs

eclectech.co.ukThe FFS ProjectA colourful collection of global disgruntlement, because it's good to know you're not alone. A project by eclectech, in collaboration with friends on the fediverse. Contains swears. So many swears.
eclectech
@eclectech.uk

Do let me know any suggestions for different languages. It is an ongoing project. Basically a form of therapy. Lots of chat about rude words followed by colouring in. That said, I appear to be worse than I realised at multiple social media channels (2 mnths!) so apologies in advance for slowness.

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eclectech
@eclectech.uk

Oh, also, that Cornish one? Bramm an gath? Literally translates to "fart of the cat". Top FFS marks to Cornwall. Also by far one of the milder expressions. Some are Quite Something.

eclectech
@eclectech.uk

Hey there! Not yet. I'm still making my way through the Big Spreadsheet of Swears at the moment, quite a lot more graphics to add. Sound samples will be trickier as definitely need to find willing native speakers (a lot of duff "how to pronounce" videos online) but it's on the list.

Kerstin Sailer
@kerstinsailer.bsky.social

You definitely need some more (south) German rudeness. 'Fix'n Haas' maybe? Or the long form 'Fix'n Haas und bluatige Hennakepf' Fix comes from 'Kruzifix' (cross) and to deviate from the common 'Fix Hallelujah', people came up with the ending n'Haas (meaning 'and rabbits'), so fix sounds like foxes