"S-words" are used and abused in our society. It comes down to two things: we say them to put people other down or worse, to put ourselves down. When we say an s-word we say it in negative or hurtful way and most often in anger. "How could you be so stupid?" "What a moron." "What a ma-roon" (as said by Bugs Bunny) "What idiot came up with this idea?" etc.

Very few things we do or say are truly 'stupid'. Most are accidental and/or clumsy while others are just a failure to process a thought all the way through. except...

My quest is to eliminate the use of the s-words and to use instead. I dare you to be angry and say "How could you be so ?" "What a ." "What came up with this idea?"

People who say "I have a stupid question" usually end up asking a question that others had been thinking but were afraid to ask. How much better would it be to say "I have a question" instead?

Sphincter

If you absolutely have to use one of the s-words listed here, try using the alternative s-word, sphincter, first (of course you have to be able to pronounce it). For example: "You're such a sphincter." It allows you to use an "f" sound without offending anybody.

One of my pet peeves is when someone feels compelled to tailgate me. For the longest time I wanted to make a bumper sticker that said "one asshole on my ass if plenty, thank you." I have since reconsidered and will have it made up to say "one sphincter on my buttocks is plenty, thank you." With this new way, my point comes across while being ...plus you never know if the person behind you is a sphincter with road rage. Better to make him/her smile than shoot at you, right?

Play The Sphincter Game

S-Words

So, I looked up the word "stupid" in a thesaurus and here are the words I found that qualify as "s-words". My is for us to use the word instead of these s-words.

If you know of any words that you have heard or used that need to be added to this list, let me know

• ass
• blockhead
• blunderer
• bonehead
• botcher
• bozo
• buffoon
• bumbler
• bungler
• butcher
• butt-head
• chump
• clod
• clown
• cretin
• cuckoo
• dense
• dim
• dolt
• dope
• dopey
• dork
• dull
• dullard
• dumb
• fathead
• fool
• fumbler
• gawk
• geek
• goat
• goof
• goon
• goose
• half-wit
• idiot
• imbecile
• jackass
• jerk
• klutz
• lout
• lubber
• lummox
• lunatic
• moron
• nincompoop
• nitwit
• oaf
• obtuse
• oddball
• patsy
• poor fish
• pudden-head
• pudding head
• retard
• sad sack
• schlemiel
• simpleton
• slow
• slow-wit
• stumblebum
• Stupid
• sucker
• thick
• thick-skulled
• thickheaded
• turkey
• wooden-head