Verboticism: Placeboath
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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Cusswapper
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kus - wop - pur
Sentence: Joel had become an adept cusswapper. After years of practice he was able to speak expletively no matter what the situation and no one could really be certain that he was violating acceptable social practices. He used many common everday words as cusswappers; getting his point across quite well without really swearing.
Etymology: cuss, swap, swapper
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COMMENTS:
from a cusswopper to a cusswapper! - Nosila, 2009-06-22: 18:15:00
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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)
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
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.
Marsecode
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: marss/code
Sentence: Marsecode, derived from marseholecode is used by people who feel more comfortable using only morsels of bad language.
Etymology: Morse code + arse
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COMMENTS:
you brits kill me. - stache, 2008-05-08: 08:20:00
I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:36:00
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Fauxfanity
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fōfanətē
Sentence: Marge is the queen of fauxfanity. Her coworkers have no doubt how she feels even though she tries to remain semi-polite by using substitutes for profane language. Phrases like "No friggin' way", "What the fudge","Kiss my bass" or "Go hug yourself" have raised more than a few eyebrows.
Etymology: faux (artificial or imitation) + profanity (blasphemous or obscene language)
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COMMENTS:
similar combinations but different results - great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-22: 14:18:00
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Proxpletive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: präksplitiv
Sentence: ”What the fudge is wrong with you? You’re a frickin rock star”, fumed Iggy’s manager. ”You’re supposed to be a hard-brass who curses like a sailor and the best we can get out of you is a proxpletive”.
Etymology: proxy (a person authorized to act on behalf of another) + expletive (an oath or swear word)
Expletute
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ex-pleh-toot
Sentence: Mommy often had to expletute words around the baby, who was beginning to show an uncanny ability to imitate her speech patterns, especially when she was having a discussion with daddy about golf.
Etymology: expletive: vulgar or coarse word to express emotion + substitute: a replacement
Youphenism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: yoo fen iz im
Sentence: When Barney and his Mom fought it was funny. When they spoke of the other, they only said a youphenism, instead of the really rude words they were thinking.
Etymology: You (2nd person singular) & Euphenism (A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener,[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker.)
Youeffemism
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [yoo-efuh-miz-uhm]
Sentence: Pristine, soft-spoken and mild, the limits of Molly Mormon's patience had finally expired after Danny overturned a perfume bottle under her desk. "Oh my Heck!" she blurted unable to stop the youeffemisms tumbling out of her mouth. "You little Ess. Just get the Eff out of my class!"
Etymology: A play with the imperative forms of bowdlerized swear words, (which generally are used by naming only the first letter of the offending curse) which sounds like 'euphemism', the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh.