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• [Ads-l] a different euphemism Bill Mullins
• [Ads-l] cocksucker (was: Re: a different euphemism) Barretts Mail
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Parish, James
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? ADSGarson O'Toole
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Baker, John
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Baker, John
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] Euphemism? Jonathan Lighter

• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism ADSGarson O'Toole
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism W Brewer
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Baker, John
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism ADSGarson O'Toole
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Andy Bach
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism ADSGarson O'Toole
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Chris Waigl
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] A newish construction and a newish euphemism ADSGarson O'Toole

• [Ads-l] euphemism David K. Barnhart
• [Ads-l] euphemism Jonathan Lighter

• [Ads-l] exit our system = euphemism for to be fired Barretts Mail

• [Ads-l] Heard: dialogue, sly use of euphemism? Wilson Gray

• [Ads-l] End of Euphemisms   David Daniel
• [Ads-l] End of Euphemisms   Joel Berson
• [Ads-l] End of Euphemisms   Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] End of Euphemisms   Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] End of Euphemisms   Wilson Gray

• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Tim Stewart
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Laurence Horn
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Jim Parish
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Barretts Mail
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms W Brewer
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms W Brewer
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Beth Young
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] cuss word euphemisms Wilson Gray

• [Ads-l] Malpractice as a euphemism George Thompson

• [Ads-l] "forgo" the euphemism -- or campaign doublespeak? Joel Berson

• [Ads-l] "Computer glitch" -- euphemism, or non-apology? Joel Berson
• [Ads-l] Fwd: "Computer glitch" -- euphemism, or non-apology? Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] Fwd: "Computer glitch" -- euphemism, or non-apology? Joel Berson

• [Ads-l] scalper was RE: Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill CIV (US)
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage David Daniel
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage Dan Goncharoff
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage Ben Zimmer
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage David Daniel
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage Neal Whitman
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage Jonathan Lighter
• [Ads-l] Sleaze Letigimized - Euphemism Rampage W Brewer

• The champions of euphemism Pablo Dominguez

• "gay girl", the old euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• "Processing Deviation" . . . euphemism akin to 'wardrobe malfunction'? Martin Kaminer
• Beyond euphemism? Dan Goodman
• Beyond euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• Beyond euphemism? Laurence Horn
• Beyond euphemism? Tom Zurinskas

• We've -- the new euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• We've -- the new euphemism? Ben Zimmer

• the new "euphemism" George Thompson
• the new "euphemism" wh5mith
• the new "euphemism" Laurence Horn
• the new "euphemism" Joel S. Berson
• the new "euphemism" Laurence Horn
• the new "euphemism" John Doe
• the new "euphemism" W Brewer
• the new "euphemism" W Brewer
• the new "euphemism" Jonathan Lighter
• the new "euphemism" Laurence Horn
• the new "euphemism" Jonathan Lighter
• the new "euphemism" Joel S. Berson
• the new "euphemism" ADSGarson O'Toole
• the new "euphemism" John Doe
• the new "euphemism" George Thompson
• the new "euphemism" Joel S. Berson
• the new "euphemism" Laurence Horn
• the new "euphemism" Geoffrey Nunberg
• the new "euphemism" W Brewer

• speaking of euphemisms (and the need for them) Laurence Horn

• self-descriptive euphemism Victor Steinbok

• racist euphemism of the day Victor Steinbok
• racist euphemism of the day Jonathan Lighter
• racist euphemism of the day Wilson Gray
• racist euphemism of the day Amy West

• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Laurence Horn
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Neal Whitman
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Benjamin Barrett
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Amy West
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Jonathan Lighter
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Laurence Horn
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" Joel S. Berson
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" (UNCLASSIFIED) Jonathan Lighter
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" (UNCLASSIFIED) Laurence Horn
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• early euphemism of the year candidate--"artificial calamari" (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Early euphenism of the year - "liberalism" Joel S. Berson

• Heard in The Judges: _baby mama_ replaced by "euphemism" Wilson Gray

• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Baker, John
• Puritan euphemisms Wilson Gray
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Puritan euphemisms Charles C Doyle
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Baker, John
• Puritan euphemisms Charles C Doyle
• Puritan euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Puritan euphemisms Baker, John
• Puritan euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Puritan euphemisms Wilson Gray
• Puritan euphemisms Wilson Gray
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Puritan euphemisms Wilson Gray
• Puritan euphemisms James Harbeck
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms George Thompson
• Puritan euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• Puritan euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Puritan euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Jonathan Lighter
• Puritan euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) W Brewer
• purtan euphemisms Charles C Doyle
• purtan euphemisms W Brewer
• purtan euphemisms Jonathan Lighter

• [SPAM:###] Re: [SPAM:#] Re: a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Arnold Zwicky
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Laurence Horn
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Jonathan Lighter
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Dan Nussbaum
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Ben Zimmer
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Jonathan Lighter
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Laurence Horn
• a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition Laurence Horn
• euphemism watch: "fashion health" Nancy Friedman
• euphemism watch: "fashion health" Douglas G. Wilson

• "lower back", the euphemism Joel S. Berson

• Another euphemism Wilson Gray
• Another euphemism Larry Sheldon
• Another euphemism Victor Steinbok
• Another euphemism Larry Sheldon
• Another euphemism Laurence Horn
• Another euphemism Larry Sheldon
• Another euphemism Victor Steinbok
• Another euphemism Larry Sheldon
• Fwd: More euphemisms: "pervasive language" George Thompson
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Charles C Doyle
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Laurence Horn
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Laurence Horn
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Victor Steinbok
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? James A. Landau
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? W Brewer
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Baker, John
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Larry Sheldon
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Baker, John
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Dan Goncharoff
• How many layers of obfuscation on the average euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Joel S. Berson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Neal Whitman
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Laurence Horn
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Joel S. Berson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Neal Whitman
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Jonathan Lighter
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Amy West
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Amy West
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Jonathan Lighter
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Arnold Zwicky
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Douglas G. Wilson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" George Thompson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Shapiro, Fred
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Douglas G. Wilson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Laurence Horn
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Larry Sheldon
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Ronald Butters
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Joel S. Berson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Larry Sheldon
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Larry Sheldon
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Jonathan Lighter
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Larry Sheldon
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Laurence Horn
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Shapiro, Fred
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" George Thompson
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" Wilson Gray
• More euphemisms: "pervasive language" George Thompson

• _romance_ and _romantic (life)_ as euphemisms Laurence Horn
• _romance_ and _romantic (life)_ as euphemisms Wilson Gray
• _romance_ and _romantic (life)_ as euphemisms Ron Butters

• euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• euphemisms Benjamin Barrett
• euphemisms Wilson Gray
• euphemisms Benjamin Barrett

• euphemism of the day Victor Steinbok
• euphemism of the day Joel S. Berson

• more euphemisms Victor Steinbok

• "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Geoffrey Nunberg
• "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Laurence Horn
• "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Geoffrey Nunberg
• "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Jonathan Lighter
• "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Wilson Gray
• [SPAM:##] Re: "vulgar euphemism" (cf "uterus" & "slut") Arnold Zwicky

• "euphemism for" 'word for' Arnold Zwicky
• "euphemism for" 'word for' Jonathan Lighter
• "euphemism for" 'word for' Laurence Horn
• "euphemism for" 'word for' victor steinbok

• "Instrument of nature", a euphemism, 1655 Joel S. Berson
• "Instrument of nature", a euphemism, 1655 Laurence Horn
• "Instrument of nature", a euphemism, 1655 Jonathan Lighter
• "Instrument of nature", a euphemism, 1655 Joel S. Berson
• "Instrument of nature", a euphemism, 1655 Jonathan Lighter

• In tune with his inner euphemism Victor Steinbok

• another euphemism Ann Burlingham
• another euphemism Wilson Gray
• Assassination euphemisms Mark Peters
• Assassination euphemisms Dave Wilton
• Assassination euphemisms Jerome Foster
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Garson O'Toole
• Assassination euphemisms Garson O'Toole
• Assassination euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• Assassination euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Assassination euphemisms Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Paul
• Assassination euphemisms Dan Goncharoff
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Garson O'Toole
• Assassination euphemisms Herb Stahlke
• Assassination euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok
• Assassination euphemisms Jonathan Lighter
• Assassination euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Assassination euphemisms Mark Mandel
• Assassination euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• FW: Assassination euphemisms Joel S. Berson
• FW: Assassination euphemisms Gerald Cohen
• FW: Assassination euphemisms Victor Steinbok

• another euphemism victor steinbok
• another euphemism Lisa Galvin
• another euphemism Alice Faber
• another euphemism Garson O'Toole
• another euphemism Laurence Horn
• another euphemism Garson O'Toole
• another euphemism Garson O'Toole
• another euphemism Wilson Gray
• another euphemism Laurence Horn
• another euphemism Benjamin Zimmer
• another euphemism Jim Parish
• another euphemism Laurence Horn
• another euphemism Ann Burlingham
• another euphemism Wilson Gray
• another euphemism Leslie Decker

• Mixed euphemisms, or, Rest stops redux Joel S. Berson
• Mixed euphemisms, or, Rest stops redux Dave Wilton

• the flip side of euphemisms and insults--polling data Victor Steinbok

• A euphonious euphemism for "hidden fees"? Joel S. Berson
• A euphonious euphemism for "hidden fees"? Laurence Horn

• "astroturf" as euphemism? Laurence Horn
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Mark Mandel
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Jesse Sheidlower
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Laurence Horn
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Laurence Horn
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Laurence Horn
• "astroturf" as euphemism? Laurence Horn

• "hiking the Appalachian trail" as a second-order euphemism Laurence Horn

• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Laurence Horn
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Laurence Horn
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Joel S. Berson
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Wilson Gray
• Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism? Jonathan Lighter

• WOTY candidate, euphemism division Laurence Horn

• Is "Disaffirm" a Euphemism? Baker, John
• Is "Disaffirm" a Euphemism? Mark Mandel
• Is "Disaffirm" a Euphemism? Baker, John

• diaper contexts (P.S. on solids, wetness, and euphemisms) Laurence Horn
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Benjamin Barrett
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Charles Doyle
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Benjamin Barrett
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms Benjamin Barrett
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Mark Peters
• Solids and wetness - euphemisms (UNCLASSIFIED) Laurence Horn

• Euphemism Wilson Gray

• On TV Euphemisms Jonathan Lighter

• buzzword = "sinister euphemism or code word"? Jonathan Lighter

• f**** buddy euphemism? neil
• f**** buddy euphemism? Rowan McMullin
• f**** buddy euphemism? Laurence Horn
• f**** buddy euphemism? Frank Abate
• f**** buddy euphemism? Alice Faber
• f**** buddy euphemism? neil
• f**** buddy euphemism? Wilson Gray
• f**** buddy euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• FW: f**** buddy euphemism? Frank Abate
• FW: f**** buddy euphemism? Alice Faber

• hoo-ha as euphemism (revisited) Laurence Horn
• hoo-ha as euphemism (revisited) Wilson Gray

• new euphemism ? Jonathan Lighter
• new euphemism ? Douglas G. Wilson

• hoo-ha as euphemism Amy West
• hoo-ha as euphemism Arnold M. Zwicky
• hoo-ha as euphemism Hillary Brown
• hoo-ha as euphemism Wells Darla L
• hoo-ha as euphemism Arnold M. Zwicky
• hoo-ha as euphemism Mark Peters
• hoo-ha as euphemism Wilson Gray
• hoo-ha as euphemism Sam Clements
• hoo-ha as euphemism Kevin Birge
• hoo-ha as euphemism Sam Clements
• hoo-ha as euphemism Mark A. Mandel
• hoo-ha as euphemism Alice Faber
• hoo-ha as euphemism Joel S. Berson
• hoo-ha as euphemism Lynne Murphy
• hoo-ha as euphemism Charles Doyle

• Re: [ADS-L] not a new euphemism, but new to me RonButters
• not a "new euphemism, but new to me" Laurence Horn
• not a new euphemism, but new to me Laurence Horn
• not a new euphemism, but new to me Beverly Flanigan
• not a new euphemism, but new to me Laurence Horn
• not a new euphemism, but new to me Joel S. Berson
• not a new euphemism, but new to me Jonathan Lighter

• all-purpose euphemism Laurence Horn
• all-purpose euphemism Jonathan Lighter
• all-purpose euphemism Laurence Horn
• Spears: Slang and Euphemism Wilson Gray
• Spears: Slang and Euphemism Jonathan Lighter

• euphemism of the week Laurence Horn
• euphemism of the week Alison Murie

• euphemism of the year Barnhart
• euphemism of the year Benjamin Zimmer
• euphemism of the year Benjamin Zimmer

• "all welcome" (for the euphemism file) Laurence Horn
• "all welcome" (for the euphemism file) Wilson Gray

• "jazz mags" euphemism? Chris Waigl
• "jazz mags" euphemism? Jonathan Lighter
• "jazz mags" euphemism? Douglas G. Wilson
• "jazz mags" euphemism? Wilson Gray
• "jazz mags" euphemism? James Smith

• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Jonathan Lighter
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Peter A. McGraw
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Benjamin Barrett
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Benjamin Zimmer
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Laurence Horn
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Benjamin Zimmer
• "euphemism" = metaphor or figure of speech Laurence Horn

• articles on euphemisms for sex Jonathan Lighter
• articles on euphemisms for sex Jonathan Lighter
• articles on euphemisms for sex Douglas G. Wilson
• articles on euphemisms for sex Wilson Gray
• articles on euphemisms for sex Laurence Horn
• articles on euphemisms for sex Jonathan Lighter
• articles on euphemisms for sex Laurence Horn
• articles on euphemisms for sex Douglas G. Wilson
• articles on euphemisms for sex Arnold M. Zwicky
• articles on euphemisms for sex Wilson Gray
• articles on euphemisms for sex Matthew Gordon

• articles on euphemisms for sex Susan Tamasi
• articles on euphemisms for sex Grant Barrett
• articles on euphemisms for sex Laurence Horn

• Prescriptive grammar (was: wide array of death euphemisms Patti J. Kurtz
• Subject: Re: wide array of death euphemisms- icebreaker? Mark A. Mandel
• Subject: Re: wide array of death euphemisms- icebreaker? paulzjoh
• Subject: Re: wide array of death euphemisms- icebreaker? Wilson Gray
• the euphemism "love" Arnold M. Zwicky
• wide array of death euphemisms James Smith
• wide array of death euphemisms Mark A. Mandel
• wide array of death euphemisms Baker, John
• wide array of death euphemisms Grant Barrett
• wide array of death euphemisms Laurence Horn
• wide array of death euphemisms Arnold M. Zwicky
• wide array of death euphemisms Mark A. Mandel
• wide array of death euphemisms Courtney Stastyshyn
• wide array of death euphemisms Duane Campbell
• wide array of death euphemisms Bethany K. Dumas
• wide array of death euphemisms Baker, John
• wide array of death euphemisms Dennis R. Preston
• wide array of death euphemisms Robert Wachal
• wide array of death euphemisms- icebreaker? Kara Everman
• Re: Re: wide array of death euphemisms RonButters

• wide array of death euphemisms Kara Everman
• wide array of death euphemisms Mullins, Bill
• wide array of death euphemisms Rachel E. Shuttlesworth
• wide array of death euphemisms Mark A. Mandel
• wide array of death euphemisms Beverly Flanigan
• wide array of death euphemisms Robert Wachal
• wide array of death euphemisms Baker, John
• wide array of death euphemisms Grant Barrett
• wide array of death euphemisms Mullins, Bill

• Antedatings of Terminate, Termination, Prejudice (Euphemisms) Fred Shapiro

• Euphemism OTY 2004: "wardrobe malfunction" Steve Kl.
• Euphemism OTY 2004: "wardrobe malfunction" Laurence Horn

• geog. euphemisms Jonathon Green
• geog. euphemisms Jan Ivarsson TransEdit
• geog. euphemisms Barnhart
• geog. euphemisms James A. Landau
• geog. euphemisms James A. Landau
• Geographical euphemisms? Ben Ostrowsky
• Geographical euphemisms? vida morkunas
• Geographical euphemisms? Ben Ostrowsky
• Geographical euphemisms? Michael Quinion
• Geographical euphemisms? James A. Landau
• Geographical euphemisms? Mark A Mandel
• Geographical euphemisms? Laurence Horn
• Geographical euphemisms? Baker, John
• Geographical euphemisms? Laurence Horn
• Geographical euphemisms? Joyce, Thomas F.
• Geographical euphemisms? Baker, John
• Geographical euphemisms? Laurence Horn
• Geographical euphemisms? Peter Richardson
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Dan Goodman
• geographical slanders/euphemisms James A. Landau
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Wendalyn Nichols
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Laurence Horn
• geographical slanders/euphemisms A. Maberry
• geographical slanders/euphemisms A. Maberry
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Peter A. McGraw
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Ben Ostrowsky
• geographical slanders/euphemisms A. Maberry
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Dave Wilton
• geographical slanders/euphemisms vida morkunas
• geographical slanders/euphemisms FRITZ JUENGLING
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Philip Trauring
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Peter A. McGraw
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Lois Nathan
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Towse
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Laurence Horn
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Anne Gilbert
• geographical slanders/euphemisms Laurence Horn
• Irish Tattoo (Was Geographical euphemisms) Joyce, Thomas F.
• Irish Tattoo (Was Geographical euphemisms) Laurence Horn

• Armpit - a euphemism? sagehen

• minorities and euphemisms (was: Help in retrieving old train of thought) Mark Mandel

• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Tony Glaser
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Dennis R. Preston
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Dennis R. Preston
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Mark A. Mandel
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Gregory {Greg} Downing
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Laurence Horn
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Mark A. Mandel
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Gregory {Greg} Downing

• disameliorative effect of euphemisms James Smith
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Gregory {Greg} Downing
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms James Smith
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Gregory {Greg} Downing
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms James A. Landau
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms James A. Landau
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms David Bergdahl
• disameliorative effect of euphemisms Gregory {Greg} Downing

• Brit. euphemism Gerald Cohen
• Brit euphemism... Bruce Dykes
• Brit euphemism... Bruce Dykes
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"Casket" ist in den USA üblich. Was Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts noch ein "Schmuckkästchen" war, entwickelt sich im 19. Jahrhundert zum "Euphemismus" für "Sarg".

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Political Euphemisms: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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What “Occupy” Used To Mean May Make You Blush

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The Surprisingly Religious Background Of “Golly,” “Gosh,” And “Gee”

Gosh, golly, and gee casually express surprise or excitement, right? Well, yes, but when they were first introduced to the English language, these short words had a much more serious origin and purpose. Where did golly, gosh, and gee come from? While this folksy trio are informal interjections, they are also euphemistic alterations of the word God or, in the case of gee, Jesus. The use of gosh predates golly …

The Most Adorable Ways To Avoid Cursing

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What do you do with a swearing toddler?

Profanity is in the air, it seems. In 2010, the United States Supreme Court declared the censorship laws of the FCC regarding "fleeting expletives" unconstitutionally vague. We discussed that decision and the difference between swearing, cussing, and cursing here. Causing a bigger ruckus than Countdown, the popular American sitcom, Modern Family featured a swearing toddler in their latest episode. In this case, it was not a …

Zip, Zilch, Nada! 16 Ways To Say “Nothing”

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How Does Adding The Word “Possible” Change News?

by Ashley AustrewWhat is a possible hate crime? A possible sexual assault? A possible terrorist attack? Crime-related news is often reported in the media using tentative language—like the word possible—that makes it seem as if there is room for doubt as to whether or not a crime was actually committed. But in many instances, either through video, photos, or the victim’s own words and evidence, it is …

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Lexical Investigations: Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac Hypochondriac comes ultimately from the Greek word hypokhondria, which literally means “under the cartilage (of the breastbone).” In the late 16th century, when hypochondriac first entered the English language, it referred to the upper abdomen. The upper abdomen, it turns out, was thought to be the seat of melancholy at a time when the now-outdated medical theory of the four humors (blood, phlegm, yellow …

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From the president’s Twitter account to a horse with an unusual name, searches for the meaning of words took folks into some unusual areas of Dictionary.com the week of June 1–June 8, 2018. Pardon President Donald Trump’s assertion that he can pardon himself didn’t just have the Twitterverse talking. It also sent searches for the meaning of pardon up 328% this week. We can’t say …

Nephanalysis, Sitar, Wombat, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Week

What do spivvy, smuggery, stingo, and schlemiel have in common? Sure, they begin with the letter S. But what’s more, they are also some of the leading lookups on Dictionary.com since July 8. Since our introduction of it in our last trending writeup, our ticker has been tirelessly scrolling across our homepage. And, we’ve continued to watch. So, let’s get started with our top five …

Last Month in Pop Language: Post Malone, Bill Clinton, and Other June Low Points

by Molly Rosen MarrinerThis is our fourth installment of Last Month in Pop Language, a column where the most popular (statistically) song, book, and film of the month will have their words analyzed in hopes of drawing a conclusion about language’s current usage—and future. At the end of each monthly column, we’ll draw a conclusion: Was last month’s pop language masterly, malevolent, or merely meh?————- Movie: The Incredibles 2 …

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Unprogrammed, Glen Coco, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com

Kanye West. Mean Girls. Brett Kavanaugh. What do they all have in common? Spots on the trending words list this week, September 29–October 5, 2018! Let’s get to all the learning, shall we? Unprogrammed Rapper Kanye West announced the creation of a new word over the weekend. Just one problem? Unprogrammed has been around for centuries. The word made its first landing on the trending …

Holy $#!%: Where Did The Symbolic Swear Come From?

Why is @#$%&! naughty? When the force of a swearword is too extreme (but some form of cuss must be used) symbolic stand-ins have long been used for lewdness. Suffice it to say, any emotional keyboard-striker can blurt out something that people perceive as a sub for swears. Whether it’s to diminish the force of swear, to get around censorship rules, or maybe just because symbols are @#$%ing cool to …

Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative?

During election seasons the words left and right denote political affiliation more than spatial direction. But where do these associations come from? The left hand has long been associated with deviance. The word sinister originally meant “to the left” in Latin. The word left comes from the Old English word lyft, which literally meant “weak, foolish.” To avoid the negative and superstitious associations of the left side, …

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The midterm elections weren’t just sending folks to the polls. Plenty of you landed on Dictionary.com the week of November 2–9, 2018 looking for answers. So what did we learn? Let’s review this week in words! Incumbent, House of Representatives, and gubernatorial The midterm elections dominated headlines this week, so it’s no surprise that more than a few election-related words showed up in our trending …

Decoding The PR Machine

Deciphering the language of hype Language can be used to avoid discussion just as much as it can be used to communicate effectively. For example: the language of public relations. Public-relations representatives often speak for corporate America, politicians, and the media. They know how to avoid topics and how to not answer the hard questions (tweaking language to fit a particular need at a particular …

“Bigot” remarks get CNN reporter fired. What does “bigot” mean exactly? (Its origin involves cussing)

Every so often, surprises seem to pop out of the mouths of public figures like a Jack-in-the-Box. CNN reporter Rick Sanchez lost his job Friday for a few eyebrow-raising comments he made on the radio. Among other things, Sanchez called the comedian and political talk show host Jon Stewart a “bigot.” The specifics of the remarks aren’t the concern of this blog. When thousands of …

13 Essential Literary Terms

confirmed bachelor

He never intends to put a ring on anything. Ever. A confirmed bachelor is a "man who never intends to marry." It has also been used as an offensive euphemism for a gay man.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Based on letters of the military phonetic alphabet, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a euphemistic substitution for what the fuck or WTF.

see you next Tuesday

See you next Tuesday is a euphemism for the derogatory slang word cunt.

BLURGH! You Fracking Smeghead!

Aesopian

Where There’s Warmth, There’s Also Coolth: Long Lost Word Pairs

laying pipe

The expression laying pipe is a very visual euphemism for using one's penis to "have vigorous sex with" another. Tl;dr: Pipe is slang for "penis."

the D

Do you want the D? No, we don't mean Dictionary.com, alas. The D is an affectionate nickname for the city of Detroit, Michigan. The D is also a slang euphemism for dick, or "penis" or "sex" more generally.…

fronking

Fronking is a joke slang term referring to farting in water and then "biting" the resulting bubbles. It's also a euphemism for fucking, as in this fronking guy.

shlitty

Shlitty is a slang variant of shitty and litty, used especially when someone is getting drunk or having a good time partying. It can also be used as a euphemism or playful form to mean…

FFFF

FFFF is a vulgar slang acronym that refers to the misogynist motto, "find 'em, feel 'em, fuck 'em, and forget 'em." The 'em in this case? You guessed it: women-in-general. There are variations on FFFF,…

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Eskimo brothers

Eskimo brothers is a term that refers to men who have had sex with the same partner at different points in time. It can sometimes be considered offensive.

French-Inspired Slang That Makes English Sound Très Chic

We've gathered some French-inspired expressions and slang words that will have you saying ooh-la-la because everyone wants to speak a foreign language, right? Especially one that sounds so enticing.

disco stick

?? Let's have some fun, this beat is sick / I wanna take a ride on your disco stick. ?? Disco stick is a colorful euphemism for "penis" from the 2008 song “Love Game” by…

The Sh!t End Of The Stick: Bizarre Origin Rumors For Strange Idioms

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5 Important Historical Events That Changed Language

fux

Fux is an internet slang form of fuck.

Let Me Count The Ways: 10 Numerical Idioms

Charlie Foxtrot

Ten-hut, soldier! We drop boots at 0-800 and it is a Charlie Foxtrot down there. Charlie Foxtrot is military slang for a chaotic situation—that is, a clusterfuck.

happy ending massage

A happy ending massage is a massage that starts with the usual full-body rubdown but ends with a sex act, usually a hand job or a blowjob. Related words: erotic massage foot job table shower

How To Talk Like A Pirate

“Ahoy, matey!” Is that pretty much the limit of your pirate lingo? With perhaps a “shiver me timbers” in the wings if you need it? With so many excellent pirate terms, don't stop there! Here’s a robust vocabulary to make your weekend pirating just a little more authentic.

There’s a Word for That? 8 Fun Words About Words

milkshake

From a 2003 pop song of the same name, milkshake is a slang term for an attribute that makes a woman stand out.

mafa

We have had it with these mafa snakes on this mafa plane! Like mofo and muhfuh, mafa is a shortening of the slang, motherfucker. Related words: bad to the bone BMF d'fuq fux fuck this shit I'm out…

call of booty

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Code Words You Use When All You Really Want To Say Is S.E.X!

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rod

A stick, a handgun, a car, and an erect penis all walk into a bar... Believe it or not, these seemingly unrelated objects can all be referred to individually as a rod. ROD can additionally…

binch

Binch is an alternative, usually playful form of the coarse slang bitch, used especially online.

sacré bleu

Sacré bleu! Zut alors! Mon Dieu! The term sacré bleu is a dated, stereotypical French expression meant to express astonishment, shock, or amazement.

goat rodeo

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Expressions For Epic Fails And Major Mistakes

jeepers creepers

People still say jeepers creepers? Guess so ... jeepers creepers is an exclamation you may use in surprise, exasperation, or fear, especially if there are kids around or you're from the 1950s. Related words: Jesus Christ! Minced…

What Is The Origin Of “Nepotism”?

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facetiae

The peach emoji depicts a round, fleshy, orange peach. It is mainly used to represent a butt in digital communication, and so is more commonly called the butt emoji.

Digging Up Old Slang For Body Parts

8 Demographic Categories You Might Fall In

Advertisers often use demographics to target consumers. Similarly, pollsters and politicians use demographics to identify voting patterns.

BDE

BDE is an acronym. We all pretty much know what it stands for ... But, to spell it out BDE means big dick energy. It’s typically used to refer to (mostly cisgender) men, although not always.…

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verga

When does a word for penis not just mean "penis"? When it's the Spanish word verga. Verga can mean "penis," but also "rod," "fuck," "hell," and just about any vulgarity, it seems. This is a word we…

National Sex Day

National Sex Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on June 9th. It is dedicated to having sexual relations with someone else.

Them’s Fighting Words!

Instead of scrambling for lightweight words in your next duomachy, throw off your opponent with these...enigmatical vocables.

You’re Probably Already Speaking This Jamaican Slang

We've rounded up some of our favorite examples of Jamaican slang in the language. Yuh ready?

dog-pile

A dog-pile is formed when a group of people jump on each other, often done as a children's game or in athletic celebrations. To dog-pile someone is to gang up on a person in mass…

party hats

A party hat is a pointed and colorfully decorated cardboard hat, worn over someone's head and usually at birthday parties. It's also slang for a condom.

bootch

Bootch is an alternative pronunciation or spelling of botch, butch, or bitch. It can also be an alternative form of booch, a slang word for "cocaine."

These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids

Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG.

afternoon delight

Afternoon Delight is the name of a 1976 song by the Starland Vocal Band. The song, which contains innuendo about casual daytime sex (or an afternoon delight) was a hit. Because of the song’s popularity,…

alternative facts

Alternative facts have been called many things: falsehoods, untruths, delusions. A fact is something that actually exists—what we would call “reality” or “truth.” An alternative is one of the choices in a set of given…

The eggplant emoji is a long, purple eggplant, but it’s really just used to represent a penis.

I’m feeling lucky

I’m feeling lucky conveys hope for or optimism about a chance outcome, especially gambling. It is also the name of a Google search function.

MF

MF can stand for many things: mutual friends, Millennium Falcon, mezzo forte, mad flow, and medium frequency, to name a few. But we're pretty sure you came here for its most common meaning: motherfucker or motherfucking.

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cake by the ocean

Cake by the ocean is a euphemism for having sex at the beach. It comes from the title of the band DNCE's 2015 debut single, "Cake by the Ocean."

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Language has its Powers
There are some words we often avoid saying

162. Language has its Powers

There are some words we often avoid saying (Jan 06)

A common feature of the way all of us speak is the use of euphemisms, words that deliberately avoid some less pleasant or 'stronger' word. We ask what impels us to use euphemisms, and look at examples from the area of religion.

When someone has "passed away", the "grief therapist "receives the "client" and prepares that" loved one," makes arrangements, and soon the "dearly departed" is "interred". Or in a more jaunty mood you might say that someone "bought the farm" and is soon "pushing up daisies". All this might sound a little circumspect or evasive, when we really mean that when someone has "died", the "funeral director receives the corpse" and sees to it that the "dead body" is soon "buried".

All of us routinely avoid speaking words that have to do with "death", but in many other areas we also seem to be reluctant to say something that is too strong.

"rest room", "powder room"

"differently-abled", "mentally challenged"

"collateral damage", "device"

"pre-owned"

"sanitation worker", "sanitation engineer"

"B.S.", "freakin"

"the C-word"

"gosh darned", "jiminy"

Without much effort you'll quickly think of hundreds more expressions that show a caution avoiding strong words. But what makes these words strong? That's the question we'll come back to at the end of this "Miniature".

The language is full of this kind of pussy-footing, some of which you may not even recognize as such. We're talking of course about "euphemism", which we can define something like "a word or expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive or objectionable than what it replaces".

Our purpose here is not to collect them, which would be fun but does not give us much further insight. We don't need to anyway, because you can easily find several good dictionaries of euphemisms. Instead we want to think about a more interesting question: "Why do we use euphemisms at all?" To look at this, we'll take only "religious euphemisms", a good example of which is that last example above. What means do we have if we want to circumspectly use "God", "Jesus Christ", the "devil", "hell" and "damnation" in some sort of mild oath? The following words and expressions are a mere sampling of the most widespread euphemisms. There are many more for these and related words.

"GOD" we usually say "golly", "gosh", "ye gads"; "by God" is often "by gum", "begorrah", "my goodness", "goodness gracious", "good grief".

Some old ones that now merely sound quaint are "egad", "gadzooks" ("God's Hooks", referring to the nails on the cross), "odds bodkins" ("God's Body"), "zounds" (rhymes with "wounds"; "God's Wounds").

"GOD-DAMNED" in "polite society" most of us will say "gosh darned", "gol-darned" or a Spoonerized version like "doggone", "dadgum", "dadburn", "dadblast", "dingbust".

"JESUS "Jeez", "Jeepers", "Jiminy", "by Jesus": "by George", "by Jingo", "bejabbers". Probably the most common religious euphemism is "Gee!" Is this the first letter of "God", or the first syllable of "Jesus"? Because in some religious traditions "Jesus" is called "God", it is plain that the latter word often means the former (certainly in the above "Gadzooks" and "Odds Bodkins").

"CHRIST" "cripes", "criminy", "Christmas", for "cryin' out loud".

"JESUS CHRIST" "Jiminy Crickets", "Judas Priest", "Judas Christopher", "Jeezy Creezy", "Jason Crisp", probably also "Gee whiz", "Gee willikers"

"LORD" this word and the next do not figure in nearly as many euphemisms: "my land", "lordy"

"MARY" "Mother Macree", "Cripes Mariah".

"HOLY GHOST" "holy smokes", "holy Moses", "holy moley"

"DAMNED "darn(ed)", "durn", "dang", "dash", "drat", "darnation", "tarnation". The first five often with "it" added: "darn it" etc.

"HELL" "what the heck", "what the Sam Hill"

"DEVIL" "what the deuce", "what the dickens"

"SWEAR" even this relatively mild word is occasionally avoided: "I suwanee". Also the folksy expression "I swan to John", probably "I swear by Jesus".

A reader of this essay sent in the one-liner "Heck is where you go if you don't believe in Gosh, Jeepers Creepers or the Holy Moley."

Now, are there any of these you didn't even realize were euphemisms?

Back to the question of why we use euphemisms. The main reason, already part of the definition above, is to sidestep possible social consequences. We simply don't want to risk offending other people - or sugar-coat the reality - by saying something "crude" such as "toilet", "crippled", "retarded", "civilian deaths" or "bombs". Some are what we now call "politically correct", others simply sound more prestigious such as replacements of the older "second-hand, garbage man, janitor. "

Some cannot even be written here because they are "flag" words that will trigger blocking of this whole "Miniature". Some readers will never even see this essay because of the bold-face four-letter words above.

A deeper reason why words such as religious terms are avoided - particularly in mild oaths - is that some are felt have a power to invoke the attention of what is spoken: "God" and "Jesus Christ" possibly out of a fear of using them inappropriately or the risk of calling forth too-powerful religious forces, and "hell", "damnation", "devil" out of a fear of invoking the adversaries themselves. This is equally true of "death", "cancer" and many others.

Even in our modern secular society, some words possess a unique but largely unacknowledged power to call forth both good and evil. In this we're very little different from our most distant ancestors. People throughout recorded history have shown awe of the force of certain "magic" words.

Copyright 2006 by William Z. Shetter

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51 Euphemisms for 'You're Fired'

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Euphemisms for Job Termination

Here, according to management guides and personnel documents found at a host of online human resources sites, are 51 bona fide euphemisms for job termination.

• career alternative enhancement
• career change opportunity
• career transition
• constructive discharge
• constructive dismissal
• decline a contract extension
• decruit
• defund
• dehire
• de-select
• destaff
• discharge
• discontinue
• downscale
• downsize
• early retirement opportunity
• employee transition
• end of a trial period
• excessing
• free up for the future
• indefinite idling
• involuntary separation
• lateralize
• let go
• make internal efficiencies
• make redundant
• manage down
• negotiate a departure
• outplace
• outsource
• personnel realignment
• personnel surplus reduction
• rationalize the workforce
• reduce headcount
• reduce in force (or riffing)
• re-engineer the staff
• release
• relieve of duties
• reorganize (or re-org)
• reshuffle
• restructure
• retrench
• rightsize
• select out
• separate
• skill-mix adjustment
• streamline
• surplus
• unassign
• waive
• workforce imbalance correction

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Soggy Sweat's Famous Whiskey Speech
How to Flatter an Audience With Euphemisms, Dysphemisms, and Distinctio

One of the craftiest orations in the history of American politics was the "Whiskey Speech," delivered in April 1952 by a young Mississippi legislator named Noah S. "Soggy" Sweat, Jr.

The House had been debating whether to finally pop the cork on Prohibition when Sweat (later a circuit court judge and a college professor) decided to demonstrate his prowess for talking out of both sides of his mouth. The occasion was a banquet at the old King Edward Hotel in Jackson.
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Why Do We Use Euphemisms?

Why Do We Use Euphemisms?

Words of Comfort and Words of Deceit

Euphemisms are substitutes for crude, hurtful, or otherwise offensive expressions. They bear the same meaning as their more taboo equivalents without seeming indecent.

Euphemisms manipulate the meaning of a word or phrase to make them appear more pleasant. Because the purpose of euphemism is to disguise semantics and avoid saying what is meant, it has been called "the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit," (Holder 2008).

Euphemism Examples

The following examples of euphemism illustrate a few of its different uses.

• For nearly all actors it begins at the end of the audition with four words from the auditor, "Thanks for coming in." . . . "Thanks for coming in" is a polite entertainment euphemism for "You suck. Was that the best you could do?" (Russell 2008).
• The term "revenue enhancement" can be used instead of "tax increase".
• "Downsizing" is bureaucratese for "firing employees".

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• Exercise Caution When Using Euphemisms
• Different Uses of Euphemistic Language
• Euphemisms to Disguise
• Euphemisms to Shield
• Euphemisms to Spin
• The Moral Problem of Grotesque Euphemisms
• Sources

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What is the Euphemism of the Year?

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• lovely, beautiful, gorgeous
• basket of deplorables
• alt-right
• banking task force
• short-circuit
• host

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visualthesaurus - 2018
Come On, You Know the Euphemism of the Year

Picking the Euphemism of the Year isn't usually easy. It's like choosing between my children, if I had any, and in fact had dozens of them, and I hated them all.
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"Alternative" is the Ultimate Euphemism Maker

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• alternative interrogation technique
• alternative birth
• alternative music
• alternative science
• alternative therapy
• alternative practitioner
• alternative universe
• alternative dentation
• alternative dispute resolution

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What is the Euphemism of the Year?

Picking the Euphemism of the Year isn't usually easy. It's like choosing between my children, if I had any, and in fact had dozens of them, and I hated them all.
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Finding Comfort in Euphemisms When Words Make Us Feel Uneasy

Finding Comfort in Euphemisms When Words Make Us Feel Uneasy
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RS: Author Ralph Keyes defines euphemisms as comfort words that we use in place of words that make us feel uncomfortable.

RALPH KEYES: Today we no longer feel any strong need to say 'gad' or 'golly' instead of God. And yet euphemisms reflect changing values. We're much more likely today to make euphemisms out of words for money or money-related matters, for war, for death.
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RALPH KEYES: Well, you can tell what issues we're concerned about most. The oldest known "euphemism" is "bear". "Bear" is a derivation of "bruin", which means "the brown one". And some of our earliest ancestors in northern Europe were so afraid of this large, ferocious animal that they wouldn't even say its actual name. "Bear" has now become, of course, the standard word for this animal. We no longer know what the original word was.
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Euphemisms for the stomach

Sometimes we use language to talk about something without referring to it directly – for fear of flouting social or moral convention, for fear of the thing itself, to conceal and deceive, and so on. In everyday discourse much of this falls under politeness and pragmatics: certain domains are taboo to whatever degree, so we employ euphemisms to avoid crossing a line of what is considered appropriate in the context.
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Keyes, Ralph
Euphemania - Our Love Affair with Euphemisms
Finding Comfort in Euphemisms When Words Make Us Feel Uneasy

How did "die" become "kick the bucket", "underwear" become "unmentionables", and "having an affair" become "hiking the Appalachian trail"? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. EUPHEMANIA traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.

As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, EUPHEMANIA is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.

"Euphemania - Our Love Affair with Euphemisms" by Ralph Keyes

How did "die" become "kick the bucket", "underwear" become "unmentionables", and "having an affair" become "hiking the Appalachian trail"? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. "EUPHEMANIA" traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.

As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, EUPHEMANIA is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.

Ralph Keyes is the author of 15 books, including "The Courage to Write" and "I Love It When You Talk Retro". He has written for Esquire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Newsweek, and Harper's. Keyes lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he writes, lectures, and is a Trustee of the Antioch Writers' Workshop.

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RALPH KEYES: A lot of pigs are going to die. But we're not comfortable saying "die". If you walk through old graveyards, and I've done this, sometimes even the old, old tombstones would talk about "Worms are eating his corpse" and "Soon, you shall be like me". Nowadays we wouldn't dream of using words like those. You know, people "pass", they "pass on", they "went over", you know, they were "called home".
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RALPH KEYES: The oldest known euphemism is "bear". "Bear" is a derivation of "bruin", which means "the brown one". And some of our earliest ancestors in northern Europe were so afraid of this large, ferocious animal that they wouldn't even say its actual name. "Bear" has now become, of course, the standard word for this animal. We no longer know what the original word was.
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Miller, P. Frederic
Vandome, Agnes F.
McBrewster, John
Euphemism. Minced Oath, Doublespeak, Politeness, Etymology
Willard Van Orman Quine, George Carlin
Periphrasis, Circumlocution, Dysphemism