minced oath

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What does minced oath mean?

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.

How to pronounce minced oath

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