Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression that is sustituted for one that is considered to be more harsh or blunt.

Nostalgic Things

Nostalgic Things

@nostalgicthing.bsky.social

Going to use “no reason” as the new euphemism for anything problematic

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Harper Jean Tobin

Harper Jean Tobin

@harperjean.bsky.social

If we’re going to do a discourse about alienating jargon Democrats shouldn’t use - “cultural issues” seems to be a euphemism for the more direct “human rights.”

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo

Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo

@uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy

Took me this long to realise that "Meat packing plant" is a euphemism for what we still call an abattoir or slaughterhouse over here.

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