'zounds = "God's Wounds" - profaning (swearing) the 5 wounds of Christ.
'sblood = "God's Blood" - profaning (swearing) the Precious Blood of Christ
Gadszooks = God's Hooks - Also refers to the crucifixion
Gorblimey = God Blind Me - taken to swear to the veracity of something
BLimey )
BLoody ) > all offend because they reference the BLood of Christ
BLinkin )
-- Source : "Evolution of Profanity" [ Language Alert- one can't have a discourse on profanity without the words.]
No comments:
Post a Comment