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euphemism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | expression, locution, saying |
| Derivation | euphemistic, euphemize |
Examples of euphemism
euphemism
A wardrobe malfunction is a euphemism for accidental exposure of intimate parts.
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Test by inspection is also sometimes used as a euphemism for inadequate testing.
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They are traditionally built, and that's not just Mr. McCall Smith's euphemism.
From the nytimes.com
Remember that old baseball euphemism from make-out parties in junior high school?
From the time.com
I'm sure according to paulejb this is an euphemism and not to be taken literal.
From the swampland.time.com
It's a euphemism for a tax increase in the eyes of some allies and most opponents.
From the kansas.com
Intelligent design was indeed a euphemism specially intended to get around judges.
From the time.com
But is exhaustion a true medical condition, or a euphemism for something else?
From the orlandosentinel.com
This sort of euphemism is sometimes a kind of self-delusion as well as a deception.
From the economist.com
- An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
- (euphemistic) substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
- An euphemism is a substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker, as in the case of doublespeak. ...
- The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces; (rhetoric) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way
- (Euphemisms) are often used to hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas, even when the literal term for them is not necessarily offensive.
- (Euphemisms) words or phrases that substitute inoffensive terms to discuss potentially offensive, embarrassing, or unpleasant things.
- (Euphemistic) Pertaining to, or characterized by, the use of a pleasant sounding word or expression with agreeable connotations in place of a plainer, more accurate one, the meaning of which might be offensive, unpleasant or embarrassing.
- The use of a more palatable word or phrase in place of a more direct or crude one. [Contributor: Dr. Ismail S. Talib, National University of Singapore.]
- Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one. For instance, saying "Grandfather has gone to a better place" is a euphemism for "Grandfather has died." The idea is to put something bad, disturbing, or embarrassing in an inoffensive or neutral light. ...
