A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener,[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. It also may be a substitution of a description of something or someone rather than the name, to avoid revealing secret, holy, or sacred names to the uninitiated, or to obscure the identity of the subject of a conversation from potential eavesdroppers. Some euphemisms are intended to be funny.
The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. For example, Money- dough, green back, Washington Death- Pass away, kick the bucket, bought the farm, bit the dust Going to bed- Catch some z's, hit the hay Getting your period- Time of the month, mother nature's monthly gift, blood bath, time of the month, Aunt Floe is visiting
a more acceptable,less direct form of expression eg not dead but passed away;actors are not unemployed they're resting.
circumlocution, delicacy, floridness, grandiloquence, inflation, pomposity, pretense, & purism
A euphemism is a word that is meant to imply another in a way that is slightly less harsh or direct. One euphemism for prison, jail, rehabilitation center or penitentiary could be "pen."
Euphemism. A related term is bowdlerising, which refers to removing "offensive" content from a work of art.
The word 'euphemism' is a noun, a word for a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt, unpleasant or embarrassing.A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:A euphemism can't minimize the fact that he is dead. (subject of the sentence)Caution, the word love can be a euphemism for ownership and control. (direct object of the verb 'can be')
It's a euphemism for "damn"
It is a euphemism for "God's wounds" dating from 1592.
No. It is a figure of speech. A euphemism is a word substituted for another word that is deemed unacceptably explicit. For example, the word mortician came into vogue as a euphemism for "undertaker," which was considered too direct and to the point.
A euphemism is a word that is meant to imply another in a way that is slightly less harsh or direct. One euphemism for prison, jail, rehabilitation center or penitentiary could be "pen."
The word "john" is a euphemism, or substitute, for the word "toilet."
1. Euphemism 2 innuendo 3. nice nelly!
There are no perfect rhymes for the word euphemism.
The euphemism is corpulent.
The euphemism for "loudmouth" could be "talkative" or "vocal."
The expression "Well, kiss my biscuits" is a light-hearted and informal way to express surprise or disbelief. It is often used humorously to emphasize a reaction to something unexpected.
The euphemism, casualties is used to replace the word deaths.
Half-dead is not a euphemism.
A euphemism is a figure of speech. You use a euphemism when you don't want to use the actual name or word for something.Instead of saying that she died, he used a euphemism.
euphemism.