A South Carolina woman received a refund after the cake she ordered for her Summa Cum Laude graduate was censored by a Publix grocery store.

Cara Kocinski ordered the $70 cake for her 18-year-old son, a graduate of a Christian-based homeschool program, the Post and Courier reported. Koscinski's son's grade point average was 4.79, earning him the distinction of Summa Cum Laude, an honor given to high-achieving graduates. Completing an online form at a Charleston, South Carolina Publix, Koscinski wrote "Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude Class of 2018."

The online system rejected the word "Cum," a slang sexual term, and replaced it with three dashes. On her order, Kocinski pointed out the system was mistakenly rejecting the Latin term for a high academic honor and included a link to a website explaining the meaning of "Summa Cum Laude."

It wasn't until her husband got home with the cake that she realized it had not been corrected and instead read "Congrats Jacob! Summa___ Laude Class of 2018."

The incident was embarrassing, Kocinski said, as she had to explain to those in attendance why the change was made.

"I can't believe I'm the first one to ever write "Summa Cum Laude" on a cake," she told the newspaper.

The grocery store refunded her money and gave her a gift card.