Maledicta
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Maledicta, The International Journal of Verbal Aggression, was an academic journal dedicated to the study of offensive and negatively valued words and expressions, also known as maledictology. Its main areas of interest were the origin, etymology, meaning, use, and influence of vulgar, obscene, aggressive, abusive, and blasphemous language. It was published from 1977 until 2005. The publisher, founder, and editor-in-chief was Reinhold Aman (April 8, 1936 – March 2, 2019).
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- Expletive attributive
- Expletive infixation
- Fighting words
- Four-letter word
- Hypoalgesic effect of swearing
- Maledicta
- Maledictology
- Minced oath
- Pardon my French
- Profane Swearing Act 1694
- Profanity in science fiction
- Scunthorpe problem
- Seven dirty words
- List of ethnic slurs
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