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Minced oath — Freakin redirects here. For the dance move, see Freaking. A minced oath is an expression based on a profanity or a taboo term that has been altered to reduce the objectionable characteristics. Many languages have such expressions. In the English… … Wikipedia
Minced oaths in literature — It is common to find minced oaths in literature. Writers often include minced oaths instead of profanity in their writing so that they won t offend audiences or incur censorship. Contents 1 Novels 2 Comic books 3 Film 4 … Wikipedia
Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… … Wikipedia
Bloody — is the adjectival form of blood but may also be used as an expletive attributive (intensifier) in Australia, Britain, Ireland, Canada, South East Asia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Nowadays it is considered (by most of the population of these… … Wikipedia
Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… … Wikipedia
List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases — This is a list of phrases, words, and slang used in Puerto Rico . There are many phrases that are funny in one place and mean nothing in another country that speaks correct Spanish.Here is a list of commonly used slangs in Puerto Rico, their… … Wikipedia
¡Ay, caramba! — (pronounced: [ˈai kaˈɾamba]) comes from the Spanish interjection ¡ay! (denoting surprise or pain) and caramba (a minced oath, a euphemism for carajo, a vulgar word meaning fuck ),[1]; which is an exclamation used in the Spanish of Spain to… … Wikipedia
dadgum — 1. adjective Euphemism (see minced oath) for goddamn. 2. interjection euphemism (see minced oath) for goddammit … Wiktionary
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Zounds — Infobox musical artist | Name = Zounds Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = U.K. Genre = Anarcho punk, Post punk Years active = 1977 1982 2001 present Label = Crass Records Rough Trade Records Associated acts = The… … Wikipedia
