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euphemism [ˈjuːfəmɪzəm] N

euphemism

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Is this just a euphemism, just another way of saying suspect? en.wikipedia.org

The connotation of a euphemism can also be subject-specific. en.wikipedia.org

Taboos often extend to cover discussion of taboo topics, resulting in euphemisms and replacement of taboo words. en.wikipedia.org

Another tradition involves the use of euphemisms for culturally sensitive issues. en.wikipedia.org

Rather than printing the song titles on the reverse of the album's sleeve, the band instead replaced them with various euphemisms for feces. en.wikipedia.org

That a person won't be down for breakfast is a favorite euphemism for death. en.wikipedia.org

This is a euphemism for the flatulence that the raw onions usually provide. en.wikipedia.org

Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo (see euphemism). en.wikipedia.org

The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the final pages of the book about sleeping the big sleep. en.wikipedia.org

Red can also be a euphemism for fair-skinned people in order not to call their color white and allow it to be associated with vitiligo. en.wikipedia.org

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