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Phrasal verb mysteries and minced oath origins. Night water.
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The Rise and Fall of Menced Oaths
Until the late 1800s, most expletives in English had some kind of biblical reference. These blasphemous oaths started declining in the 1700s and gave way to profanity by 1900. Some minstotes have persisted, one even becoming part of a popular hat-wearing dog meme. Others have slipped from being seen as profane to become simply mild expressions like Sam Hill for hell.
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