| 单词 | minced oath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasminced oath minced oath n. a clipped or euphemistically altered oath. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > euphemisms for stronger oaths minced oath?1654 blank1854 adjective1888 bee1926 muck1952 F-word1956 C-word1979 N-word1985 XXXX1985 F-bomb1987 ?1654 in Trans. Banffshire Field Club (1908–9) 96 The elders of Dunbennand..[ought to] abstain from minched oaths. 1861 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life 2nd Ser. i. 10 I debar all those who use such minced oaths as..losh! gosh! and lovanenty! 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 5/2 'Ads, God's: a coll[oquial] minced oath. 2000 Seattle Times (Nexis) 12 Aug. d1 Family Movie Reviews Online noted the use of ‘idiot’, ‘shut up’ and four ‘minced oaths’, as well as one mild obscenity. < as lemmas |
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