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Minced Oaths
Minced Oaths - linguistics -
A "minced oath" is a type of euphemism that alters an objectionable or word or phrase to a more tolerable form. Some examples include using "darn" instead of "damn", "heck" instead of "hell", or "fudge" instead of... well, you get the idea.
Further famous examples include multiple variations of "Jesus Christ": "Jiminy Cricket", "cheese and crackers", and "jeepers creepers", as well as shorter variants like "jeez" and "crikey".
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