Verboticism: Profamility
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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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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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)
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.)
Frick
Created by: LittleMissSmile
Pronunciation: Frick
Sentence: What the FRICK!?!
Etymology:
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
Discussphemism
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: dis-kuss-fem-izm
Sentence: Tony was sitting in a chair in the principal's office again. "Tony, can you explain to me what you meant by 'dime beach?'" "Yeah, I went to a beach that charged a dime to go to it! I was just remembering it and I said it outloud. To nobody really, but Mrs. Fluster just happened to be there." The principal looked at him and shook his head. "Now Tony, yesterday you were in here for calling a classmate a 'shucking fithead' and tried to tell me that a fithead is what they call a healthy person who processes oysters. You're not fooling anyone, buddy. You've got to stop this discussphemism or you'll be finding yourself explaining this to your parents while you are on suspension!
Etymology: dis, disrespect + cuss, curse + phemism, from euphemism
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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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)
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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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"
