Verboticism: Furse
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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Illewd
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ill-LUDE
Sentence: Shane had a sick sense of humor and even in everyday conversation he'd take every opportunity to use substitute words to illewd to very trashy and disgusting language.
Etymology: blend of ill and lewd, play on the word 'allude'
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COMMENTS:
Shane was lewdicrous! - Nosila, 2009-06-22: 18:13:00
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Smutstitute
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: smut-stih-toot
Sentence: Because I work in a kindergarten I maintein a constant cuss diet and will resort to using smutstitute words when I am really gee-golly ticked off at some wing-nut. Though I'd reaally like to tell them to go fudge themselves!!
Etymology: smut + substitute
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 14:24:00
Perfect! - Tigger, 2008-05-08: 18:57:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-05-08: 19:20:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:34:00
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Eupheckmism
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: you-feck-miz-m
Sentence: Gordon Ramsay's kitchen nightmares had to be dubbed with eupheckmisms before it could be screened on the family viewing channel.
Etymology: euphemism (word or phrase used to stand in for a taboo word, or topic that is unpleasant to talk about) + feck (irish eupheckmism for the f word)
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COMMENTS:
Good one, petaj...Gordon Ramsay was a feckin' eejit long before it was fashionable to be so... - Nosila, 2008-05-08: 23:19:00
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Profamility
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: pro fam i li ty
Sentence: The Goode’s espoused family values and so expressed anger with profamility like “fudge” and “mitt” instead of good old four-letter words such ass f*** and ***t.
Etymology: From profanity and family.
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COMMENTS:
Whoops-didn't mean to add the extra s to as! - splendiction, 2009-06-22: 20:30:00
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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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Fauxcuss
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fo kuss
Sentence: Dr.Seemore Glasses was an optometrist and normally a man of vision. Born a Presbyopic, he'd rather ride the cataracts than attend Church or Temple. He was short-sighted in one aspect: he was afraid to make a spectacle of himself in front of his clients. Although it sounded cornea, he hated to swear in front of them. He would tell them he needed to fauxcuss, when they did or said something stupid. One fellow kept making an astigmatism of himself, so Dr. Seemore stopped seeing him, before their macular degenerated anymore. Through his contacts, the doctor also teaches at the university and lens his experience to the newbies. Unfortunately, the boring nature of eye topics often made his pupils dilate. One day he fauxcussed on his lovely assistant, Iris,who he claimed was untidy, blind to messes and kept their office like a sty. She in turn accused Dr. Seemore of ogling her. Although it later turned out that she was bipolarized and also binocular, she pressed charges. As the police led away the good Dr.Seemore, he was heard to yell, "I've been framed!"
Etymology: Faux (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article) & Cuss (profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;utter obscenities or profanities)
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - Mustang, 2008-05-08: 07:45:00
best word this month!! - galwaywegian, 2008-05-08: 12:13:00
The story alone is worth a vote! - pieceof314, 2008-05-08: 14:05:00
wow - so many good words today - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 14:22:00
Spot on - Love it! - Tigger, 2008-05-08: 18:59:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:35:00
My fave - arrrteest, 2008-05-08: 22:39:00
I'd like to thank the members of the Academy...Cheers All! - Nosila, 2008-05-08: 23:09:00
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Placeboath
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: (like 'placebo') /pluh-SEE-bohth/
Sentence: Sandra, a mother of three children and a former radio DJ, had trained herself never to swear, but she would often use placeboaths in place of profanity. So, when she yelled at Bobby, "Cheese and Crackers!! Get your gosh darn feet off the coffee table and stop acting like a fudging sugarhead!" nobody thought it was unusual. After all, Bobby really had been acting like a sugarhead.
Etymology: Placebo - a medication prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect (Latin, placebo "I shall please") + Oath - any profane expression; curse; swearword (from Middle English, ooth "swear" [to a god or diety])
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COMMENTS:
an elegant creation, I must say - stache, 2008-05-08: 08:22:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 14:21:00
Terrific! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:37:00
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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)
Allewd
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: al - LOOD
Sentence: Cyrus had a coding system wherein he would use substitute words to allewd to words of graphic or vulgar nature.
Etymology: Play on the words allude and lewd... to refer to indirectly with couched obscenity.
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 14:21:00
Clever and interesting blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:38:00
Good one...he would allewd alloud allot! - Nosila, 2008-05-08: 23:15:00
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Allewded
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: al - lu - ded
Sentence: Olive often allewded to lewd and vulger words by subtituting them with wholesome sounding happy phrases.... It was extremely difficult to say with certainty what her real intentions were but she definitely got her point accross.
Etymology: alluded (made a disguised reference to), lewd
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-23: 00:44:00
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