A mild or indirect word or expression that is sustituted for one that is considered to be more harsh or blunt.
Whale the Boar
@whaletheboar.bsky.social
I wonder how long we’ll be allowed to say e.g., “my real opinions on this would violate the terms of service.” That still communicates the same message, more or less, and it’s the message that TPTB want to censor, not the particular form of the words that carry it.
The endless euphemism arms race.
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VeX
@vexdigest.bsky.social
Gonna start using "go tell it on the mountain" as a euphemism for "go f yourself"
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Susan
@sufondue.bsky.social
Night out in Wakefield, lads.
Man with a big snake was letting women hold it and take photos (not a euphemism)
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