Word.ws English Dictionary

minced oath in Tagalog

babaw-mura

minced oath in Tagalog: babaw-mura. In English, minced oath means a type of euphemism based on an expression considered profane, blasphemous, or otherwise inappropriate, that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression—often by replacing the objectionable word by a similar-sounding but non-objectionable one; a polite version of an expletive.

Tagalog words for minced oath

euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy
babaw-mura

English meaning of minced oath

  1. noun A type of euphemism based on an expression considered profane, blasphemous, or otherwise inappropriate, that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression—often by replacing the objectionable word by a similar-sounding but non-objectionable one; a polite version of an expletive.

Full definition of minced oath

Questions about minced oath in Tagalog

What is the meaning of minced oath in Tagalog?
Minced oath in Tagalog is babaw-mura.
Ano ang minced oath sa Tagalog?
Minced oath: babaw-mura.
What does minced oath mean in English?
Minced oath means a type of euphemism based on an expression considered profane, blasphemous, or otherwise inappropriate, that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression—often by replacing the objectionable word by a similar-sounding but non-objectionable one; a polite version of an expletive.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: minced oath (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “minced oath meaning in Tagalog.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tagalog/minced_oath. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.