Tok Pisin builds swears from English, so many sound familiar.

The 10 most-used swear words in Papua New Guinea, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   kan KANC***.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   kok KOKDick.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   yu kaikai pekpek yoo KAI-kai PEK-pekEat shit.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   pekpek PEK-pekShit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   as ASArse.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   rabis RA-bisRubbish. A worthless person.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   longlong LONG-longCrazy, stupid.
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   bagarap BUG-a-rupBusted, ruined.
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    kranki KRAN-keeCrooked, wrong.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    lusim mi LOO-sim meeLeave me alone.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it