Phrases with «polite euphemism»

A polite euphemism is a way of expressing something that may be considered too direct or offensive in a more gentle or indirect manner. It involves using polite or vague words to replace harsh or inappropriate ones, making the message more pleasant or less offensive. Full definition

Sentences with «polite euphemism»

  • Family cloth, for those of you who are not totally fucking irredeemable hippies, is a polite euphemism for «reusable toilet paper.» (scarymommy.com)
  • (Yeltsin's «tiredness» may have been a polite euphemism for being drunk.) (politics.stackexchange.com)
  • Three or so transplants later and the donor will have «completed» - a polite euphemism for died. (scifimoviepage.com)
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