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minced oath

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minced oath (plural minced oaths)

A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; polite versions of expletives.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Minced oath substitutes for the word shit in English include shoot, shucks, and "sugar". Source: Internet

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