Meanings
nounminced oath (plural minced oaths)
plural minced oaths
- A type of euphemism based on an expression considered profane, blasphemous, or otherwise inappropriate, that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression—often by replacing the objectionable word by a similar-sounding but non-objectionable one; a polite version of an expletive.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 碎誓
- 碎誓 (suìshì)euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Dutch bastaardvloek
- bastaardvloekeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Finnish kirosanan korvike, kirosanan kiertoilmaus
- kirosanan korvikeeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
- kirosanan kiertoilmauseuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
French formule d'évitement, forme édulcorée
- formule d'évitementeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
- forme édulcoréeeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
German abgemildertes Schimpfwort, entschärfter Fluch
- abgemildertes Schimpfworteuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
- entschärfter Flucheuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Polish eufemizm zastępczy
- eufemizm zastępczyeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Spanish palabrota eufemística
- palabrota eufemísticaeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Tagalog babaw-mura
- babaw-muraeuphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
Cite this entry
APA
minced oath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced%20oath
MLA
“minced oath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced%20oath. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minced oath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced%20oath.
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