There are definitely cases of swearing in Middle-Earth, although the characters don't stoop to the lows that some of us do for our frustrated utterances or colourful expletives.
"Hammer and tongs!" by Gimli is the only example I can recall right now, but I know that Sam uses a similar phrase. And something about the way Legolas says "Yrch!" tells me it's not the nicest name the Elves have for their grubby little enemies.
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But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.
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