minced oaths

A form of minced oath — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of minced oath
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