EUPHEMISM

A euphemism is a generally harmless word, name, or phrase that substitutes an offensive or suggestive one.Some euphemisms intend to amuse, while others intend to give positive appearances to negative events or even mislead entirely. Euphemisms also often take the place of profanity. The opposite of euphemism roughly equates to dysphemism.


Categorization :

• Abstractions and ambiguities (it for excrement, the situation or "a girl in trouble" for pregnancy, going to the other side for death, do it or come together in reference to a sexual act, tired and emotional for drunkenness.)
• In directions (behind, unmentionables, privates, live together, go to the bathroom, sleep together)
•  Mispronunciation 
• Litotes or reserved understatement (not exactly thin for "fat", not completely truthful for "lied", not unlike cheating for "an instance of cheating")
• Changing nouns to modifiers: e.g. ...makes her look slutty for "...is a slut", right-wing element for "Right Wing").

THE EXAMPLES OF EUPHEMISM IN TO SOFTEN AN EXPRESSIONS

• Passed away instead of died
• Correctional facility instead of jail
• Departed instead of died
• Differently-abled instead of handicapped or disabled
• Fell off the back of a truck instead of stolen
• Ethnic cleansing instead of genocide
• Turn a trick instead of engage in prostitution
• Negative patient outcome instead of dead
• Relocation center instead of prison camp
• Collateral damage instead of accidental deaths
• Letting someone go instead of firing someone
• Put to sleep instead of euthanize
• Pregnancy termination instead of abortion
• On the streets instead of homeless

Euphemisms to be Impolite

In some cases, euphemisms are intentionally a grosser or less pleasant way of saying something. These are usually used when people are being sarcastic or trying to make light of a serious subject or make it seem less serious.

Examples include:

• Batting for the other side instead of homosexual
• Bit the big one instead of died
• Bit the farm instead of died
• Cement shoes instead of dead
• Bit the dust instead of died
• Croaked instead of dead
• Kick the bucket instead of die
• Blow chunks instead of vomited
• Hide the sausage instead of sex
• Making whoopee instead of sex
• Well-hung instead of having a large penis