 Military Attack - armed intervention,

Euphemism Examples collateral damage

 Bathroom - be excused, restroom, public
To make an unpleasant word or expression sound conveniences
politically and morally right and look less  Unemployed - between the jobs
offensive, euphemism was invented. This figure of  Vomit - blow chunks, lose your lunch
speech can be best defined as coded words or  Pregnant - bun in oven, in the club, in the
phrases, which we use to express ourselves when family way
caught in an awkward situation, without sounding  Bankrupt - in reduced circumstances
uncivil or being downright vague. Euphemism is  Blush - color up
one figure of speech that camouflages direct,  Lying - economical with the truth
unfriendly or disagreeable expressions with more  Lover - gentleman friend
pleasant and ethically correct words or phrases.  Illegitimate - the wrong side of the blanket
The word euphemism originated from the Greek  Drunk - tired and over-emotional
word "euphemia" meaning "the use of words of  Short-sighted - visually challenged
good omen." They are deemed as secret means or  Arguments - full and frank discussion, have
spies on a delicate task, which easily go in the words with someone
tense environment without making the situation  Junk mail - direct mail
worse. Euphemisms have become a significant part  Wiretapping and bugging - electronic
of our everyday conversation as it helps us tackle surveillance
any offensive situation diplomatically. Scan the list  Eliminating people from racial or national
of examples of euphemism given below in the backgrounds - ethnic cleansing
article that will help you master the art of landing  Penalty - disincentive
an 'iron fist in a velvet glove' without appearing  Defecate - do your business
uncouth.  Intercourse - hankie pankie
 Sick - indisposed
Examples Of Euphemism  Theft - inventory leakage
 Trailer park - mobile community
Examples Of Euphemism Used To Amplify Or  Salesperson - personal representative
Exaggerate  Prostitute oneself - turn a trick
 Making sex - making whoopee
 Secretary - executive assistant, personal  Stolen - fallen off the back of a lorry
assistant  Prostitute - lady of the night, escort service
 School - academy, conservatory  Be sterile - shoot blanks
 Boss - manager, supervisor, director  Genital - private organs
 Garbage Collector - sanitation worker,  Taxes - revenue enhancement
waste disposal worker  Used or second hand - pre-owned
 Janitor - caretaker, custodian, warden  Abortion - pregnancy termination
 Prison - correction facility
Euphemisms To Speak Politely And  With large sexual organs - well-endowed,
Courteously well-hung
 Rebels - freedom fighters
 Fat - chubby, full-figured, plump,  Bad stinking breath - halitosis
voluptuous, overweight, big boned  Masturbation - one off the wrist, spanking
 Remedial - special needs, developmental the monkey
 Poor - underprivileged, unable to make  Wrinkles - character lines
ends meet, modest, financially embarrassed  Brothel - house of ill repute
 Handicapped - physically challenged,  Adult entertainment - pornography
disables, differently abled, crippled  Homosexual - batting for the other side
 Homeless - displaced, dispossessed, adrift  Sexual reproduction - the birds and the bees
 Urinate - spend a penny
  Feces - night soil Euphemisms For Modern Communication
 Have sex for money - turn a trick
 The urge to urinate - the call of nature  Trying something new and different from
 Fire employees - furlough employees your fashion comfort zone - donning the
 A couple engaged in sex - The beast with fedora.
two backs  To quietly search out the reason for a
 Gambling - gaming disturbance - peering over the cube.
 Cannabis - pot  Looking to someone else to immediately
 Offer sex - your place or mine? and mysteriously solve a problem - hiring a
 Lame, crippled, disabled, handicapped, Russian.
physically challenged - differently abled  Pulling on shirt buttons to test for solid
 Refusal of offer of sex -not tonight construction - tugging the buttons.
Josephine  Laying any kind of exotic groundwork -
 Taking something apart to see how it works wetting the sugar.
and then copying it - reverse engineering
 Small people - restricted growth Other Examples Of Euphemism
 Sue - take legal action
 Prison Camp - relocation center  Politicians don't commit crimes, they 'make
 Ban - downsize mistakes.'
 Lodger - paying guest  People don't fart, they 'pass wind.'
 Be promiscuous - sleep around  Married men don't commit adultery, they
 Brief sex - wham bam and thank you 'cheat.'
ma'am
 Slaughterhouse - abattoir Conclusion
 Maid - domestic engineer Euphemisms are usually employed to avoid saying
 Homeless - on the streets anything controversial or indiscreet and can be
 Slow Internet Speed - shaped really witty and out-and-out comical at times.
 Sick - under the weather From classic literature to movies and from
 Lazy - unmotivated boardrooms to drawing rooms, euphemisms are
 For a retirement home - assisted living extensively used everywhere when talking about
facility sex, violence, or any other topics that is deemed as
 Drink - imbibe taboo or inappropriate in the civil society. What's
 Stolen merchandise - it fell off the back of more, euphemisms can make your dialogues more
a truck poetic, add certain amount of sophistication to
them and make them sound more proper and right.
Euphemisms For Death Euphemisms are an easy way to express oneself in
Asleep with Jesus, bite the dust, cement shoes, a nice way without hurting or shocking anyone.
bills of mortality, called home, deceased, feeling Hope this extensive list of examples on euphemism
no pain, cross over to the other side, go to one's will help you master the skill of polite conversation
last home, go to the last roundup, on the heavenly better and make you appear more couth.
shores, run down the curtain, peg out, breathe one's
last, give up the ghost, sprouted wings and taking a
dirt nap.

Funny Euphemisms For Death

Meet your marker, six feet under, popped his
clogs, snuff it, kick the bucket and pushing up
daisies.
Types of Euphemisms  Powder your nose instead of use the rest
room
To Soften an Expression  The birds and the bees instead of sex
 Between jobs instead of unemployed
Some euphemisms are used in order to make a  Go all the way instead of have sex
blunt or unpleasant truth seem less harsh.  Domestic engineer instead of maid
 Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man
Examples of euphemisms that fall into this  Vertically-challenged instead of short
category include:  Sleep together instead of have sex

 Passed away instead of died Euphemisms to be Impolite

 Correctional facility instead of jail
 Departed instead of died In some cases, euphemisms are intentionally a
 Differently-abled instead of handicapped or grosser or less pleasant way of saying something.
disabled These are usually used when people are being
 Fell off the back of a truck instead of stolen sarcastic or trying to make light of a serious
 Ethnic cleansing instead of genocide subject or make it seem less serious.
 Turn a trick instead of engage in
prostitution Examples include:
 Negative patient outcome instead of dead
 Relocation center instead of prison camp  Batting for the other side instead of
 Collateral damage instead of accidental homosexual
deaths  Bit the big one instead of died
 Letting someone go instead of firing  Bit the farm instead of died
someone  Cement shoes instead of dead
 Put to sleep instead of euthanize  Bit the dust instead of died
 Pregnancy termination instead of abortion  Croaked instead of dead
 On the streets instead of homeless  Kick the bucket instead of die
 Blow chunks instead of vomited
To Be Polite  Hide the sausage instead of sex
 Making whoopee instead of sex
Other euphemisms are used to take the place of  Well-hung instead of having a large penis
words or phrases you might not want to say in
polite company.

Examples of euphemisms that fall into this

category include:

 Adult entertainment instead of pornography

 Adult beverages instead of beer or liquor
 Au natural instead of naked
 Big-boned instead of heavy or overweight
 Portly instead of heavy or overweight
 Chronologically-challenged instead of late
 Comfort woman instead of prostitute
 Use the rest room instead of go to the
bathroom
 Break wind instead of pass gas
 Economical with the truth instead of liar