Screen Rant

  • Here are some of Firefly's best swear words. 1 / 7

  • Firefly was created by Joss Whedon, who got the idea from his Alien: Resurrection script. 2 / 7

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  • The film featured a gang of space outlaws, with formed the basis of Firefly. 3 / 7

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  • The show takes place in a future with some creative new swear words. 4 / 7

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  • This includes "gorram," a mild take on goddamn, "ruttin'" and "humped." 5 / 7

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  • The heroes also cuss in Mandarin, with words like "pigu" meaning ass and "gǒushǐ" meaning crap. 6 / 7

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  • Many of these terms have been adopted by the fan base. 7 / 7

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