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'Snails — Snails, interj. God s nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; an ancient form of oath, corresponding to Od s bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God s dear body). Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minced oath — Freakin redirects here. For the dance move, see Freaking. A minced oath is an expression based on a profanity or a taboo term that has been altered to reduce the objectionable characteristics. Many languages have such expressions. In the English… … Wikipedia
Minced oaths in literature — It is common to find minced oaths in literature. Writers often include minced oaths instead of profanity in their writing so that they won t offend audiences or incur censorship. Contents 1 Novels 2 Comic books 3 Film 4 … Wikipedia
-kins — suffix = KIN, often with suggestions of endearment (babykins). * * * see kin * * * suffix equivalent to kin, often expressing endearment * * * kins, suffix Variant of kin, as in babykins, boykins, etc., and formerly in certain oathwords, as… … Useful english dictionary
bodikin — /bodˈi kin/ noun Dimin of ↑body, in Od s bodikins God s little body … Useful english dictionary
odsbob — bodikins, body, bud, fish, heart, life, nigs, etc.: see od1 … Useful english dictionary
