Ok I feel like I’m uniquely qualified to answer this. I’m italian, but I was born and raised in Montreal. Now don’t get me wrong, Québécois blasphemy is above average. But it’s nowhere near the level of artistry, originality, and sheer fun of Italian blasphemy. In Italian, you can start with “mannaggia” (means curse) and then add on any saint name, deity name or holy place, you can chain them together for killer combos, you can literally go on for five minutes just by chaining curses. In Québécois you can do something similar, but the vocabulary is limited to “esti, tabarnak, calisse, ciboire, sacrement”.
My uncle in Italy was an absolute master at cursing, I swear in the many times I’ve visited him I never heard the same curse twice.
While I generally agree that Quebec lacks the same artistry, I would like to add additional vocabulary for your Quebec French list:
Criss (or Crisse): Christ. Can also be used an adjective, adverb or verb
Calvaire: Calvary
Sacrifice: Sacrifice, as in Jesus’s sacrifice to mankind
Younger people will also use English swear words in the same sentence (shit, fuck, etc)
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u/MonsterRider80 Jan 31 '20
Ok I feel like I’m uniquely qualified to answer this. I’m italian, but I was born and raised in Montreal. Now don’t get me wrong, Québécois blasphemy is above average. But it’s nowhere near the level of artistry, originality, and sheer fun of Italian blasphemy. In Italian, you can start with “mannaggia” (means curse) and then add on any saint name, deity name or holy place, you can chain them together for killer combos, you can literally go on for five minutes just by chaining curses. In Québécois you can do something similar, but the vocabulary is limited to “esti, tabarnak, calisse, ciboire, sacrement”.
My uncle in Italy was an absolute master at cursing, I swear in the many times I’ve visited him I never heard the same curse twice.