IAtionary: Kagan

Kagan [KAY-guhn] n., v., adj., adv., ...

1. A generic swear word, able to be put in place of any other; What the Kagan are you doing?!
2. An expression of anxiety or frustration, always used in place of a swear word; Oh, Kagan! I forgot to do my history homework!

Language of Origin: Historian

In IB2 History, we are doing a series of assignments involving a book called On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace by Donald Kagan. Somewhere along the line, someone commented that Kagan should be a swear word...so now it is. Enough said.