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What (who) is euphemistically - definition
INNOCUOUS WORD OR EXPRESSION USED IN PLACE OF ONE THAT MAY BE FOUND OFFENSIVE
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euphemistically
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euphemistic
Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death.
...a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying.
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• euphemistically
...political prisons, called euphemistically 're-education camps'.
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Euphemistic
·adj ·Alt. of Euphemistical.
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Euphemism
A euphemism () is an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive or suggests something unpleasant. Some euphemisms are intended to amuse, while others use bland, inoffensive terms for concepts that the user wishes to downplay. Euphemisms may be used to mask profanity or refer to topics some consider taboo such as disability, sex, excretion, or death in a polite way.
Examples of use of euphemistically
1. "Growing up fast" they call it euphemistically here.
2. On the cover, gardens are euphemistically described as Outdoor Spaces.
3. He worked for the euphemistically named Special Combine for Consumer Services, which organized funerals.
4. But the ‘food gap‘, as Bashir‘s lieutenants euphemistically put it then, was only a prelude.
5. All would be better served by an accelerated return to what is colloquially and sometimes euphemistically known as plain English.