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On the related "Minced Oath" page, I learned that "Gosh" is the minced version of "God". Also that "poppycock" comes from the Dutch for "soft dung" (pappe kak).
by ndsipa_pomu 4y ago
On the related "Minced Oath" page, I learned that "Gosh" is the minced version of "God". Also that "poppycock" comes from the Dutch for "soft dung" (pappe kak).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath
- petesergeant 4y agoIn Barbados, we used to say "cheese on toast" instead of "Jesus Christ" as kids. My parents still got mad at me.
- hprotagonist 4y ago“cheese and crackers”, “jezzum crow”, and others are variants on the idea. other fun minced oaths: “cor, blimey”, “zounds!”, “doggone”, “gadzooks”, and most other things that sound vaguely like they would belong in 1930s radio dramas.
- chrisweekly 4y ago"Jiminy Cricket" is another, right?
- hprotagonist 4y agoyes, which makes disney’s Pinocchio character a little bit, uh, on the nose.
- khazhoux 4y agoJeepers Creepers Sheesh (Jeesh)
- mock-possum 4y agoAh ‘poppycock’ I didn’t know that one - so it’s basically saying “that’s shit” which is a pretty familiar expression. I always thought ‘poppy cock’ sounded like it meant ‘ridiculous’ in a ‘flashy and silly’ kind of a way - but actually it means ‘worthless and revolting’ in a ‘ diarrhea’ sort of way