minced oath
Noun
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Noun
minced oath (plural minced oaths)
- A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; polite expletive.
- French: formule d'évitement, forme édulcorée
- German: abgemildertes Schimpfwort, entschärfter Fluch
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