- A
euphemism (/ˈjuːfəmɪzəm/ YOO-fə-miz-əm) is an
innocuous word or
expression used in
place of one that is
deemed offensive or
suggests something unpleasant...
- A
minced oath is a
euphemistic expression formed by
deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or
replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo...
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subject matter or to the audience.
Dysphemisms contrast with
neutral or
euphemistic expressions.
Dysphemism may be
motivated by fear, distaste, hatred, contempt...
- A
speech error,
commonly referred to as a slip of the
tongue (Latin:
lapsus linguae, or
occasionally self-demonstratingly,
lipsus languae) or misspeaking...
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Swabian salute (German: schwäbischer Gruß) is a
partly humorous,
partly euphemistic reference to the
expression Leck mich am
Arsch (akin to
expression "kiss...
- To kick the
bucket is an
English idiom considered a
euphemistic, informal, or
slang term
meaning "to die". Its
origin remains unclear,
though there have...
- poor
rural whites in the
Southern United States. Also
referred by the
euphemistic contraction C-word, it is
commonly a pejorative,
though is also used...
- cir****locution of "Mary!", but "heck",
while still euphemistic, is not a cir****locution of "****".
Euphemistic cir****locution is also used to
avoid saying "unlucky...
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Euphemistic expression...
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Kenneth Burke writes that the "comic frame" in
rhetoric is "neither
wholly euphemistic, nor
wholly debunking—hence it
provides the
charitable attitude towards...
