Mussolini actually did the same thing. This led the fascist to come up with a bunch of new words to replace the ones that they had forbidden, often to absurd degrees.
Edit #1 with examples:
mescita = cafè/bar
acquavite = brandy/whisky.
tramezzino = sandwich
bevanda arlecchina = cocktail
torpedone = bus
Pellicola = film
And a bunch football terms
I personally like instead of “gangster” you say “malfattore”, which just sounds very funny.
Anyways here’s a link for those who are interested: https://www.archeome.it/approfondimento-le-parole-proibite-d...
Edit #2 they also changed famous peoples names
For example Louis Armstrong = “Luigi Braccioforte”