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Snap: No one wants to hear their grandchild curse, and, thanks to this handy word from the Lindsay Lohan teen-fave movie “Freaky Friday,” you may never have to. “Snap” is a sanitized substitute for a popular four-letter expletive commonly used when a person is surprised or upset. Fill in the blank: “Holy _ _ _ _!” Teenagers say, “Oh snap!” all the time — nothing holy about it.
Will you now use the term "snap?"
62 Answers
No, but I'm glad I understand it now.
48.4%
Yes, I want to impress my grandkids.
24.2%
Yo, word up. I'm already down with it.
27.4%
Zack (who just turned 4) uses "Ho-ee Cwud" as an exclamation, which I think he learned from his 11 year-old step-brother.
His Mom isn't real pleased, but it is kind of cute.
