Euphemisms

Euphemisms

is a substitution for an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, using instead an agreeable or less offensive expression, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker.

Shake Your EuphemismEuphemisms1George Carlin2

3Some examples of Euphemismspre-owned car - used car/second-hand car restroom (US English) - toilet to pass on - to die friendly fire - being fired upon by your own side in battle enhanced interrogation technique - torture the big C - cancer

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5Euphemisms - Deathpushing up the daisies to croak food for the worms snuff out the candle swansong to be toast gravestone/headstone the sands of time running out

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8Arguments

have words with someone

9Being poor

financially embarrassed

10Being CrazyAn olive short of a pizza

11No matter how you say itEuphemism commercial12Euphemisms in the GiverWith a partner, begin to write down some euphemisms used by Lois Lowry in The Giver.EUPHEMISMS What does Jonass community really mean by the following words: 1. Release (page 2): 2. Feelings (page 4)

3. Animals (page 5) 4. Nurturer (page 7)

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