Colorful metaphor A colorful metaphor , or profanity , is a use of slang language or physical expression intended to emphasize derision , curses , or other emotional outbursts . Although such usages were uncommon in the 23rd and 24th centuries , they were an essential part of 20th century conversation , seen in the novels of " giants " such as Jacqueline Susann and Harold Robbins . In 2063 , Lily Sloane used the expletive " bull shit " twice in response to Captain Jean - Luc Picard of the when his crew traveled to her time to stop the Borg ' s attempt to prevent first contact . She first used it when Picard told her that he was here to help while she was firing at him and Data , she later used it when he denied that he had a desire for revenge against the Borg . ( ) In 2152 , when the Vulcan ambassador Soval maneuvered to end the mission of , Commander Charles Tucker III stated of him to Doctor Phlox , " " They ' ll probably give the son of a bitch some gaudy medal and then cart him off to wherever they send bitter old Vulcans to retire . " " ( ) A bit later that same year , when Silik desperately tried to contact his benefactor at the Helix , Jonathan Archer emerged and attacked Silik . He answered " " I said you ' re an ugly bastard " " to Silik , who had just asked his benefactor to repeat what he said before Archer arrived . ( ) In 2153 , Charles Tucker III called Kessick a " " stupid son of a bitch " " . Later , Captain Archer cursed , " " The son of a bitch lied to us ! " " , after discovering the destroyed Xindi homeworld Kessick sent to . ( ) Later that same year , Captain Archer described Commander Shran as a " " son of a bitch " " after he and his vessel , the " Kumari " , refused to surrender the second prototype of the Xindi weapon . ( ) Archer warned Degra , " " Listen to me , you son of a bitch ! " " , before explaining what would happen if Earth was destroyed . ( ) After being called a " son of a bitch " by Jeremy Lucas , Arik Soong told him that his mother was actually a chemist . ( ) " In an alternate reality ( circa 2245 ) , a young played the song " " as he drove his stepfather ' s 1965 Chevy Corvette on a joyride through the Iowa countryside , which included " fuckin ' " in its lyrics . " In 2256 , when working with Paul Stamets and Michael Burnham to discover a way to operate the spore drive without the tardigrade " Ripper " , Cadet Sylvia Tilly exclaimed , " You guys , this is so fucking cool . " She immediately apologized for the outburst , but Lt . Stamets assured her that " it " is " fucking cool . " ( ) " In 2258 , James T . Kirk , banished to for attempted " mutiny " on the orders of , used the " accurate " version of this metaphor , " bullshit " , when the old Vulcan who saved him from becoming a native beast ' s dinner – who not only recognized him on sight but professed to be his lifelong friend – identified himself as Spock . " ( ) " In 2259 , Captain Kirk used the colorful metaphor " " Damn it " " when he found out that the warp drive on the had a coolant leak and that it would take 20 minutes to get to Qo ' noS in the K ' normian trading ship they had confiscated . Kirk also used " " Shit " " when he lost track of for a brief period on the . " ( ) " In 2263 , Spock was injured by shrapnel embedded near his iliac region while in a Swarm ship that crashed on Altamid . Assessing the wound , told Spock that he would be fine , but Spock noted the forced optimism in his voice suggested he was trying to elicit a sense of calm . McCoy then said he would " " cut the horse shit , " " although Spock failed to see how excrement of any kind bore relevance to their situation . Moments later , McCoy quickly removed the shrapnel and cauterized the wound , telling an agonized Spock that he heard it hurt less if it came as a surprise . Spock , in turn , replied , " " If I may adopt a parlance with which you are familiar , I can confirm your theory to be horseshit . " " " ( ) In 2285 , Doctor Leonard McCoy referred to Spock as " " that green - blooded son of a bitch " " , while suffering from the transfusion of the Vulcan ' s " katra " into his own mind . ( ) James T . Kirk referred to the Klingon s several times as " bastards " . ( ; ) When the crew of the time travel ed to 1986 , James T . Kirk began using " colorful metaphors " in an effort to blend in though he felt that Spock shouldn ' t attempt them , as he didn ' t " quite have the knack for it . " ( ) Spock mastered them fairly quickly , as he exclaimed " Damn you , sir ! " to General Korrd to impel him to use his authority to command Klaa to stand down . Kirk had earlier shouted a series of curses on Spock for allowing Sybok to take over the " Enterprise " , " " Dammit , Spock ! Goddammit ! " " adding " " I oughta knock you on your goddamned ass ! " " ( ) In 2293 , Montgomery Scott referred to the new Klingon Chancellor , Azetbur , as " " That Klingon bitch killed her father . " " Soon thereafter , Spock suggested that " Go to hell " might be an appropriate Human response to the order for the to be decommissioned . ( ) In 2364 , Jean - Luc Picard uttered the curse , " " Merde " " ( " " Shit " " in French ) when the was drained of power by the Tkon Portal 63 near Delphi Ardu IV . ( ) The following year , Picard used the same expletive when Geordi La Forge realized that he had inadvertently invested with consciousness by misstating a command to the computer . ( ) In 2366 , William T . Riker commented that Alidar Jarok ' s knowledge of Klingon curses was impressive , after Jarok had referred to Worf as both a PetaQ , and a " tohzah " , adding that " " only a " Veruul " would use such language in public . " " ( ) In 2367 , Picard learned that his brother Robert had described him to René as an " " arrogant son of a . . . " " ( ) Later that year , Klingon Governor Vagh swore at Picard in Klingonese after Picard denied the charges of supplying weapons to terrorists . Picard returned the favor . ( ) After Montgomery Scott was released from the ' s transporter in 2369 , he initially argued with the " Enterprise " - D ' s computer while attempting to view the bridge of the original " Enterprise " in the holodeck , finally ( through gritted teeth and frustration brought on by intoxication ) specifying the ship ' s registry number as " " NCC - 1701 – no bloody A , B , C , or D . " " ( ) When the USS " Enterprise " - D was about to crash into Veridian III , Data expressed the shock and horror he felt ( thanks to his newly installed emotion chip ) with a suitably colorful metaphor , saying " " Oh , shit . " " ( ) The Species 8472 recreation of , stationed on Terrasphere 8 , referred to the concepts making up the United Federation of Planets : " tolerance for all species , the Prime Directive " as " targ manure , " during talks with Kathryn Janeway and the senior staff of . In response to those statements , Tuvok corrected Boothby and stated " " your metaphor is colorful , but inaccurate . " " ( ) Miles O ' Brien used mild Irish expletives , usually the word " bloody . " On one particular occasion , when Molly O ' Brien fell into the past through a time portal on the planet Golana , he used the stronger expletive " bollocks " when some of the equipment he used in an attempt to retrieve her malfunctioned . ( )