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euphemismsnounpl. of euphemism 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 words, genteelisms, nice-nellyismsexpressions, idioms, phrasesarchaisms, colloquialisms, modernisms, neologisms, provincialismsanalogies, circumlocutions, metaphors, similesclichés(also cliches)locutions, termsbywords, cries, mottoes(also mottos), shibboleths, slogans, watchwords dysphemisms |