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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.
Verboticisms
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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)
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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Cursorry
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kur sor ree
Sentence: Simon ended up using cursorry words when he was vexed. Thus was because he could no longer afford to feed the office's swear jar.
Etymology: Curse (swear;profanity) & Sorry (rue;regret;expressing sorrow)and Wordplay on Cursory (hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough)
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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Morfiting
Created by: WarriorCatGoddess
Pronunciation: More-fit-ing
Sentence: The boy was morfiting at his teacher for giving him an F on his quiz.
Etymology:
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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Cusspletive
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: cus-ple-tive
Sentence: Just because you use cusspletive words around me...don't think I'm too old to not know what you're really calling me!
Etymology: Cuss - Alteration of curse. Pletive - taken in part from 'expletive'- An interjectory word or expression, frequently profane.
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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Poophemism
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: poo fem isum
Sentence: poophemism is not to be confused with poofeminism, which is confused enough itself
Etymology: euphemism. poo
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"
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