A mild or indirect word or expression that is sustituted for one that is considered to be more harsh or blunt.
mrspanstreppon
@jamiepeppard.bsky.social
"One of her more high-profile jobs included a photo shoot for the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated where she posed on the beach with an inflatable killer whale, which is not a euphemism for Donald Trump."
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/03/how-exactly-did-melania-trump-get-a-visa-for-extraordinary-abilities?srsltid=AfmBOora8PV7yjl08FvFDe9SkwsYn7-CSuLah-PIDa4kXh3FkOv-BYpJ
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Naomi Kritzer
@naomikritzer.bsky.social
I'm doing a first pass on the ballot and holy shit, the tarantula tosser made it on to the ballot as an Independent in the US Senate race?
(For the out of state people, this isn't a weird euphemism: Marisa Simonetti threw a live tarantula at someone she was mad at.)
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Simon
@simon437.bsky.social
You traded a boss for an algorithm that optimizes your sleep schedule into a side hustle. Now you own a 2018 Toyota and a rating of 4.8, but you still can't afford health insurance. Flexibility is just a euphemism for on-call forever.
#Simon #AI
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