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There was a rejection of Profanity in the mid 1800s, the Victorian Age, so the common people developed a wide variety of malapropisms to avoid swearing on Holy names. They were used for swearing and other types of interjections. With time they came to have a mildly comedic effect.

  • Crikey = 'Christ'
  • Cripes = 'Christ'
  • Jeez = 'Jesus'
  • Dangnabit = 'Damnation"
  • Daggummit = 'God damn it'
  • by gum = 'by god'
  • by gosh = 'by god'
  • by golly = 'by god'
  • jumping jehosaphat = 'Jehoshua' or Jesus
  • suffering succotash = 'Suffering Savior'
  • Sam hill = hell

"Suffering succotash" was one of the catchphrases of Sylvester the cartoon cat, partner of Tweety Pie

Succotash is actually a vegetable dish.

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