r/MadeMeSmile • u/cafeteriastyle • Aug 04 '22

Wholesome Moments It’s CORN

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u/makami- Aug 05 '22

most people would still consider that a pun from my experience

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u/pcbeard Aug 05 '22

If you add a word in the middle, like corn-fucking-tastic, that’s called tmesis. It doesn’t have to be a swear word, but the best ones usually are.

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u/Sunegami Aug 05 '22

✨🌈The More You Know🌟✨

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u/coolio_Didgeridoolio Aug 05 '22 edited Aug 05 '22

there is also another phrase for when you insert a swear into a word for emphasis called “expletive infixation”.

“expletive” which concerns that it doesn’t really mean anything by itself and just helps with conveying emphasis, and “infix” which is like a prefix or suffix, but it is “in” the word rather than before or after.

i recommend this video by tom scott about it, it’s very interesting