Minced Oaths (via Defending Contending)

Minced oaths are usually, although not exclusively, religious in nature, and date from the days when it was irreverent and unacceptable to use the name of God, Jesus, or other sacred words in everyday speech. To mince your words, means to choose words so as not to offend anyone–except for God, who sees them as sacrilege (the sin of profaning sacred things). Here are a few examples:
Bejabbers — By J*sus
By George — By G*d
By golly — By G*d
By gosh — By G*d
Chrissakes — For Christ’s sake
Christmas — Christ
Criminy — Christ
Cripes — Christ
Dad gum — G*d damn
Dagnabbit — G*d damn it
Dagnammit — G*d damn it
Dang — Damn
Darn — Damn
Darnation — Damnation
Doggone — G*d damn
Gee whizz — J*sus
Good grief — Good G*d
Goodness gracious — Good G*d
Gosh — G*d
Gosh darned — G*d damned
Heck — Hell
Jeepers Creepers — J*sus Christ
Jeez — Jesus
Jiminy Christmas — J*sus Christ
My goodness — My G*d
My gosh — My G*d
Tarnation — Damnation

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