odd_bodkins
ergo
An
early
example
of
"minced
words
".
Was
used
to
avoid
taking
the
lord's
name
in
vain
.
The
original
oath
was
:
"
God's
sweet
body
!"
other
minced oaths:
Jimminy
crickets
!
Gosh
darn
it
!
Oh
fooey!
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