Is the word bastard going out of fashion?

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flavouredicecubes@reddit

It's always been and still is the preserve of Northern dads

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pixieorfae@reddit

Dunno, but it was my first ever swear word so I’m not letting it die. Made 9 year old me feel hard as nails.

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Gold-Psychology-5312@reddit (OP)

Same. Now I'm all about the c word.

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Objective-Manner7430@reddit

From a family of Celtic supporters so I’m not opposed to that, but no, the c word in general is part of everyday vernacular, it can even be a compliment 😂

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True-Boysenberry7308@reddit

reserved for banging my toes or funny bone.

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RatzzFace@reddit

What you talking about you bastard? Of course now! :s

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AnotherLeda@reddit

Agreed. Also, loving the Jack Deth pfp.

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RatzzFace@reddit

You're only the 2nd person to see hit. But the first to get the spelling correct... 🙌🏻

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AnotherLeda@reddit

Dry hair is for squids. Been rewatching the box set.

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MsUncleare@reddit

My son left for work before I was home this morning so had to call him and ask if the "bastard cat" had been fed. So I know I still use it.

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hairlikebrianmay@reddit

"has the bastard cat been fed?" ... "has it fuck".

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MsUncleare@reddit

Turns out the cat is a lying bastard.

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hairlikebrianmay@reddit

It's been going that bastards down the road to be bastard fed.

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Rhyobit@reddit

First thing my mind went to, you did not disappoint.

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TangerineFew6830@reddit

I use it frequently, in front of the kids too, i just feel is it really a swear word, i never thought it was as a kid and it stuck with me 😂

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AnotherLeda@reddit

Not if I have anything to do with it!

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ForwardAd5837@reddit

Not with my partner’s 94 year old Grandad. He loves it.

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Macrihanishautomatic@reddit

So many people are born out of wedlock these days the term has become rather redundant.

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Manifestival1@reddit

I mean it's long evolved to have expanded its spoken meaning beyond that alone.

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Equal_Membership_923@reddit

“Bastard bitch” is a personal favourite especially if done in an Indian accent. 😂

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MarsupialPrimary8128@reddit

I don't know. My culture keep that word alive

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levezvosskinnyfists7@reddit

Not if Mick McCarthy’s got anything to say about it

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sheepandlambs@reddit

It's probably died out because being a literal bastard is no longer seen as shameful.

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Tumeni1959@reddit

We resurrected it after Game of Thrones, and typically utter it in the manner and accent of Ser Alliser Thorne, played by actor Owen Teale.

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BusyBeeBridgette@reddit

It's the swearword of choice when I hit my shin against the coffee table or hit my small toe against the door frame.

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Arny2103@reddit

I come out with all sorts and sometimes it's a surprise which makes me laugh at myself. Takes the pain and annoyance away.

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Objective-Manner7430@reddit

😂😂 was literally just thinking the same thing

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NovelShelter7489@reddit

Mine when I stub my little toe: 'Arghhh, you fucking bastard'. To verbalise your discomfort makes all the difference.

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RelationKindly@reddit

I think c*nt is the word of choice these days…

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PissTitsAndBush@reddit

I'm in the north west of Scotland. I haven't heard Bastard used frequently in quite some time, what's wild though is that it seems to have been replaced with 'Retard'.

I've been hearing that absolutely everywhere again recently. Hadn't heard it for a good decade up until a few months ago.

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Few-Consequence7407@reddit

I hear it used about a hundred times an hour. But i live next door to Sean Bean.

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amitythree@reddit

Not in my Scotland. Not in the Scotland I'm living in

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Soniq268@reddit

I’m from Glasgow and don’t recall ever hearing it. Moved to Ayrshire (wife is from here), everything is a bastard apparently 😂😂

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GeggingIn@reddit

I saw heard someone call their pal a greedy bastard this very morning

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Blind_Warthog@reddit

Of course not you stupid bastard. I love the word.

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insertitherenow@reddit

I’ve not heard many young people say it. As an old fart I use regularly.

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sameoldkit@reddit

I haven't heard it in the wild recently. Bastard in a Yorkshire accent is excellent, not too offensive but sharp enough

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AnteaterSnouce@reddit

up north, it's still at the height of its power. although yorkshiremen pronounce it "bastid".

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NovelShelter7489@reddit

No way! I'm Northern, and love saying 'you complete bastard', or just 'bastard' in general.

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OkCod6880@reddit

come to yorkshire, it's a standard word in our dictionary lmao

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LilacScentedStoat@reddit

People have realised they can't say it in anyway that's cooler than Sean Bean does, so they gave up.

https://youtu.be/tE8d-uGmIWk?si=BkpXObxi9cyrA3Y7

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Fine_Cress_649@reddit

Game of Thrones has ruined using it as an insult by reclaiming the word for its original meaning.

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SongsAboutGhosts@reddit

Not in my house, I'm the only legitimate one among us.

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jizzyjugsjohnson@reddit

“He’s such a bastard” sounds terribly quaint these days.

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brushfuse@reddit

Never in my life have I heard it used for it's actual definition.

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FreeBogwoppits@reddit

Good point. I'm in Essex and haven't heard it for a long time. It's generally straight to c u next Tuesday (I don't know if the word is banned on here).

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Chopsticks_Charlie@reddit

I'm in Essex, cunt and bastard are frequently used in my household.

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Specialist-Prior-213@reddit

Tf you mean you never hear it anymore?

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Resident_Win_1058@reddit

“Ah ya bastard” is the only suitable response to hurting yourself with an inanimate object.

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mackerel_slapper@reddit

I say ‘bastard bollocks” a lot. WFH though, so only
my wife hears. “dogs bollocks bastards” if I’m especially irked.

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AffectionateAd8377@reddit

Oh hell no. It's a classic, will always be around. I used it myself on Sunday to describe Everton.

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Bibblejw@reddit

Based on my gut feelings ... maybe?

It kinda feels like it's more serious than "git", but not as bad as "cunt". It feels like bastard kind of sits in the middle, which isn't often used?

Also, there's the rise in pedantic gits that respond with their paternal lineage to be smart.

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Duckboythe5th@reddit

Nope, I called my mate a fucking bastard yesterday

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Robynellawque@reddit

Fucking bastard said the Northern way always gets the point across.

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thatguysaidearlier@reddit

Being born out of wedlock was the thing being looked down upon. And I suppose was probably a slight on your mother as well.

Now that we are less religious, more kids are born out of wedlock than in, and I hope most of us are less misogynistic, I suppose it has lost most of it's sting as an actual insult.

Still very much in play for me and my friends though. More as an 'arsehole' / 'dickhead' type alternative than an examination of their conception.

And then there's the ravashing bastard type use which is more of a compliment really.

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I think it suffers from the cultural shift whereby having been born to unmarried parents not really mattering to most people any more. It's still used for its proper meaning e.g. when talking about history, there being no other convenient single word to specify that someone's parents were born out of wedlock.

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ZonaSchengen@reddit

OMG, you killed kenny.

You.....

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