A ‘minced oath’ is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profanity.
Many minced oaths avoid taking the Lord’s name in vain.
For example, ‘gee whiz’ is mostly a minced oath for ‘Jesus.’
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A ‘minced oath’ is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profanity.
Many minced oaths avoid taking the Lord’s name in vain.
For example, ‘gee whiz’ is mostly a minced oath for ‘Jesus.’
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-golly
-goodness
-gosh
-egad
-zounds (God’s wounds)
-gadzooks (God’s hooks)
-OMG
-confound it
Jesus Christ
-Jiminy Crickets
-Jeepers Creepers
-sheesh
-cheese and crackers
Christ
-crikey
-cripes
-for crying out loud
-golly
-goodness
-gosh
-egad
-zounds (God’s wounds)
-gadzooks (God’s hooks)
-OMG
-confound it
Jesus Christ
-Jiminy Crickets
-Jeepers Creepers
-sheesh
-cheese and crackers
Christ
-crikey
-cripes
-for crying out loud
-flipping
-shucks
-tarnation
-fooey
-balderdash
-WTF
-frickin’
We hope you loved the bejeezus out of this post and please mince your oaths responsibly.
-flipping
-shucks
-tarnation
-fooey
-balderdash
-WTF
-frickin’
We hope you loved the bejeezus out of this post and please mince your oaths responsibly.
Well, at least it's been a beautiful ride. 2 kids, a mortgage, car payments, and careers later. It's been great getting old together so far
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In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
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