Learning a few local words is a fun way to better understand the culture – and that includes the occasional swear word. Unlike English, most St. Gallen Swiss German swear words do not have a direct translation, as many are simply used to express strong dislike or frustration rather than having distinct meanings.
| Swiss German Swear Words | Meaning |
| än himmeltrurigä Schofseckel (m) | |
| ä dummi chue/sau/ozzä (f) | |
| än arschchopfpimmelnasägsicht (m) | |
| än arschchopftubelnase (m) | |
| än absolutä vollidiot (m) | |
| än huere tubel (m) | |
| än uh huärä wixxer (m) | |
| än verdammtä sattansbrotä (f/m) | a naughty child |
| än huso (m) | |
| än riese vollhonk (m) | |
| ä verdammti schlooftablettä (f/m) | someone who bores you to tears |
| ä huere schnarchnasä (f/m) | someone who bores you to tears |
| än verdammtä sauhund (m) | |
| äs richtigs arschloch (m) | |
| ä huere biätsch (f) | |
| ä beeri (f) | someone who lives an ordinary, run-of-the-mill life |
| ä dorfmatrazä (f) | someone who dates a lot of men |
| ä riesä madde (f/m) | someone who lives at the expense of others |
