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euphemismnoun a mild or pleasant word group of words that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensiveusing "eliminate" as a euphemism for "kill" She spoke in euphemisms when recounting the expletive-laden tirade. code word, genteelism, nice-nellyismexpression, idiom, phrasearchaism, colloquialism, modernism, neologism, provincialismanalogy, circumlocution, metaphor, similecliché(also cliche)locution, termbyword, cry, motto, shibboleth, slogan, watchword dysphemism ca. 1681 |