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DEFINITION: v. To use alternative "code words" instead of proper cuss words, in an effort to satisfy people offended by such vulgarisms. n. A word used as a replacement for an obscene or profane expletive.
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Blooperpooper
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: bloo-pur-poo-pur
Sentence: Those blooperpoopers really annoy me . Only the other day I heard a woman say she had got in a right mucking fuddle, it took me ages to realise what she meant.
Etymology: Blooper(something that should not have been said)Pooper(To ruin, spoil)
Pseudofanity
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soōdōfanətē
Sentence: Billy is sensitive to co-workers who don't care for cussing. He is very good at the use of the pseudofanity. He curses like a sailor with all the expletives replaced with substitutes. He can be such a mother fudger.
Etymology: pseudo (not genuine; sham) + profanity (blasphemous or obscene language)
Elseswear
Created by: verbherder
Pronunciation: els-swair
Sentence: Howie Mandel always uses vulgarities, but Ed Begley Jr. speaks like a saint. Elseswears come out of his mouth in place of curse words even when he's talking about Mark Harmon and Denzel Washington.
Etymology: else (in some other way) + swear (To use profane oaths; curse)
Subuse
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: sub-yooz
Sentence: "Piece off" she yelled to the young man crossing the road. Jemima's impatience and road rage was leading her to subuse people in the most public places.
Etymology: sub (from substitute) - to replace; abuse (v) - to insult, cause harm to others
Parracore
Created by: tyler775
Pronunciation: /par * ah * ka * ore/
Sentence: Whenever our boss acts very rule and demanding, we call him the parracore 'flux bucket' behind his back.
Etymology: *Parra- from Greek prefix Para- meaning apart from or abnormal. *Suffix -core from English which meant stubborn or unyielding prior to 1930s
Furse
Created by: ethanb
Pronunciation: furs
Sentence: Jay uses furses around his catholic mother to avoid her ire, but in normal company he cusses like a sailor.
Etymology: "curse" + "farce"
Procovertanity
Created by: phoenix89
Pronunciation: Pro - covert - an -it-e
Sentence: Sometimes children curse when they shouldnt or when they are angry. To avoid punishment for using profanity they do it covertly and call it " procovertanity ".
Etymology: Profanity (profane conduct or language) Covert ( to conceal , disguise , or do in secrecy)
Proxyfanity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: proxy/fan/i/tee
Sentence: Sally was determined not to use unsuitable language at her new job and instead invented many proxfanitys to suit the occasion.
Etymology: proxy (substitute or surrogate) + profanity
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-23: 00:44:00
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Fakeswear
Created by: Bookworm699
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Fat old beach," she fakeswore under her breath.
Etymology:
Profanitease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pro fan it tees
Sentence: Rudy would always use profanitease instead of the words he really wanted to use. He put the cur in curse. When asked to repreat his bad words, he would inevitably re-word his remarks with different meaning words.
Etymology: Profanity (vulgar or irreverent speech or action) & Tease (to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them)
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