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euphemism is a word or phrase that is used to replace a more direct or harsh term, especially when referring to something sensitive or uncomfortable. It is a way of making something sound more pleasant or less offensive, without explicitly stating it.
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But these are slippery terms, frequently used as
euphemisms for uncritical deference to authority.
Anna Case - Winters observes that in Judaism «power becomes a paraphrase of the divine names, a kind
of euphemism for God» (GP 27).
«It's time for us to speak directly and honestly about the fact that black students are failing in plain sight, instead of
using euphemisms such as «low - income» students,» said Dr. Margaret Fortune, Board Chair, CCSA and CEO, Fortune School of Education.
This is exemplified by the many terms developed to describe librarians and libraries — we have taken terms people understand and inserted a series of
euphemisms in their place that obfuscate roles.
All of these are
not euphemisms, exactly, but they were powerful signifiers to the Playboy reader: She had been recognized as a perfect physical specimen, and had been rewarded for it in the farm leagues, but while she may have been circling close to the venues where nudity is required, there is very good chance — or at least it was plausible for the consumer to believe — that these Playboy photos were her first experience with the form.
That communities are profoundly dissatisfied with public schools is one of the myths used to champion policies that are wrapped in
euphemisms such as «choice» and «competition» but have, where they have taken hold, often exacerbated the financial plight of rural schools.
It just wouldn't be late June if we weren't listening to analysts come up
with euphemisms for why White Player X fits the Jazz or Pacers system.
Californication, Season 7: See a supercut of some of the best
sexual euphemisms from Californication.
Davy Jones, by the by, is not
just euphemism for the perils of the sea but a living, breathing person, er, thing.
The latter part of this assertion, however, is currently being challenged by some famous companies such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks and a good many familiar TV faces, while the unavoidability of death is a matter frequently evaded
by euphemism and clouded by sentimentality.
If you're researching a breed, and the breed standard includes phrases such as «loyal,» «wary of strangers,» «aloof,» «courageous,» «protective,» «reserved,» «territorial,» etc., these are
often euphemisms for dogs that are more likely to have a tendency toward reactivity with strangers.
My daughter has a «personality disorder» (the
new euphemism for clinical mental illness) and her primary coping mechanism is playing Pogo Games for most of the day on my computer.
When she indulges in an outburst, lashing out at the
polite euphemisms of the principal who doesn't think her kid is the «right fit» at an elite private school, it's not cheap comic catharsis — there's genuine pain and fear behind it.
When politicians want to cut a program, do not let them get away with their
favorite euphemisms, like «reform,» «fix,» «overhaul,»... Read more
OK, maybe just the extras, but admit it, we all get down, blue, under the weather, down - in - the - dumps or
whatever euphemism for mild depression you want to use.
A couple years ago, as I was reading through Scripture, I began to notice that there were numerous jokes, allusions, and
euphemisms all over Scripture for the male sexual organ.
It's not that we skip over such stories, but that we tend to use
euphemisms when telling them.
The film finds ways to keep us glued to the mundane work of reporting and builds tension as we watch the team poring over newly discovered documents late into the night, decoding them for the
various euphemisms used to disguise misconduct as «sick» priests «on leave» were being transferred from parish to parish.
The word for flesh there is basar, which is the most
common euphemism in Scripture for the «meat» of a man.
Last week, Shell shut its Trans Niger pipeline because of a «leak» — the
preferred euphemism in Nigeria for theft.
Our language is filled with
euphemisms about death: somebody passed away, or «we lost Uncle Ned»; if a husband and wife discuss life insurance, one typically hears, «If something should happen to me...,» not, «When I die...» Graveyards became cemeteries and then memorial gardens, the corpse has become the remains (and a cremated corpse the cremains), burial has become interment, and the death certificate the «vital statistics form.»
Cute white couple 26 sydney Sydney free dating and air mattress to members looking for girl will find more for
euphemisms from the Internet.
I was surprised and confused by the
many euphemisms inspired by the «lowlands» of Scotland.
Given our cultural reluctance to talk openly about women's periods — even ads for tampons and liners tend to rely
on euphemisms and avoid any...
Terms and
euphemisms include Dating an older woman is a beautiful encounter in which wisdom and exuberance trade their best portions in a shabby Motel 6.
The US equity markets are in the midst of a correction, consolidation, pullback or whatever
other euphemism can be used to describe the recent modest decline in equity prices.
Even skeptics who once
deployed euphemisms such as «robust» to describe Toronto real estate can no longer ignore the troubling forces at work.
When Hollywood celebrities get caught with their «hand in the cookie jar» (double -
euphemism alert), one of the first calls many of them make is to entertainment lawyer Marty Singer.
Madison Avenue has always struggled to market feminine - hygiene products,
favoring euphemisms like «protection» and «freshness» alongside images of women frolicking on beaches in white pants.
In it we take issue with the government's promotion of «smart regulation», the
current euphemism for -LSB-...]
I should add that the word translated «stones» in the KJV is often literally translated as «thigh,» but that is merely a well known
Hebrew euphemism for «penis,» per the oath - taking examples I mentioned from the Bible, «put your hand under my thigh and take an oath.»
We attempt to protect ourselves from such threatening experiences as death and sex by speaking of them either in
veiled euphemisms or in flippant casualness.
Manly made Gods in name
onliness euphemisms have become cherishing sublimations not to be outdone by anothers» naming of God such as Elohim.
Making an effort to do so from birth will serve as reinforcement for your child that the body is normal and doesn't
need euphemisms.