Minced Oath

A friend of mine from  UK share this to me because while we are exchanging emails I've mentioned the word "Geez" so he told me that word is a spelling variation of the word "Jeez" which is used as profanity.

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A minced oath, also known as a pseudo-profanity, is an expression based on a profanity which has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable characteristics of the original expression; for example, "gosh" used instead of "God," "darn" instead of "damn","heck" instead of "hell" and "freaking" instead of "f*ck*ng". Nearly all profanities have minced variants; the words that are most taboo give rise to the most.[1]


Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeez
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath

For Filipino, saying the word "susmaryosep" is from the word "Jesus", "Mary" and "Joseph". So mentioning the name of Jesus is using God's name in vain. Also saying "Gagi" alters the word "Gago" which is also used as profanity. The word "Tange" for "Tanga" and there are lot more. As conclusion like what the bible say:Mi " Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Ephesians 4:29