euphamism

• “I don't think he was using "gay" as a euphamism for "lame.”

  See Ten Seconds of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | /Film

• “It is just a euphamism for all the things that we really mean to say.”

  political correctness, common courtesy or pure bu11sh!t?

• “September 4th, 2009 7: 33 pm ET why does everyone keep using the euphamism "public option" instead of the correct title "Government Run"?”

  House liberals tell Obama public option is 'essential'

• “The phrase "social justice" is placed in quotes because it is really just a euphamism for "my policy preferences" expressed in terms of moral obligations.”

  Health Care and Moral Values, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

• “I read a "study" once that said that, statistically speaking, to achieve a "functional life" (a scoiological euphamism if ever there was one) one simply needed to finish high school, not have children before age 21, and have those children within wedlock.”

  Imputed Income, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

• “Notwithstanding the above juvenile euphamism … I swore to execute my duty without fear, favour or prejudice.”

  The Stereotyped World of WIN. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG

• “Hi, my name is Hughesy and I am built for comfort, not for speed, which is a euphamism for 20 kilos over weight.”

  Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite.

• “Unless “family policies” is an euphamism for forced sterilization, I think Israel is limited to some combo of ethnic cleansing and aparteid if it wants to stay a Jewish state.”

  Matthew Yglesias » A Back and Forth on Israel

• “Note, not your versions, Christy, which are full of awesome, especially the frak cookies which I am sure is a euphamism for something, but the cookie cutters in general.”

  Finally, a Stormtrooper in My Mouth.

• “Yes we get it, you are looking for someone to play the role of Nancy in a new production of Oliver but "hysterically" and quite coincidentally Nancy could be taken as being nancy - a euphamism for a gay man!!!”

  Archive 2008-04-01

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