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Another word for euphemism

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euphemism

n.

substitution, doublespeak, softened expression, polite term, code word, mock modesty, prudishness, indirection, metaphorical speech, verbal extenuation, word in good taste, overdelicacy of speech, affected refinement, genteelism, nice-Nellyism.

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Another word for euphemism

noun

The use or an instance of equivocal language:

ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, tergiversation, weasel word. (Informal) waffle. See clear

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It was a euphemism for ignorance, or lack of sufficient observation.
Bonus points will be awarded for the most ridiculous euphemism.
It was a euphemism for death among the old comrades.
What is the euphemism for people who do the work properly for which they are paid?
That exclamation of surprise is one of the few euphemisms that avoid the use of the word God.

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