A euphemism for penis, something that confounds a situation or makes things significantly more confusing. Jeff Bezos accused David
Pecker (a Trump supporter) and the National Enquirer of "extortion and blackmail" (The New York Times). Pecker claimed to have obtained messages of Bezos and his mistress
Lauren Sanchez, threatening to publish those texts and photos. President Trump is not a
fan of Bezos nor the Washington Post, which is now owned by Bezos. Bezos hired a private investigator to determine how his private information leaked and to determine whether the National Enquirer was politically motivated. In consideration of Bezos' ongoing divorce and the common theme in this story of dick, Pecker, and
semi-erect manhood, possibly the best euphemism for penis is complexifier (Stephen Colbert - LSSC episode
2019 Feb
12).
(According to Google Ngram, the first published instance of this word in
English was in Outposts, Issues 1-29, published by Kraus Reprint, University of Michigan in 1944. It has since appeared in a number of other publications, but is not a common word in the English language. Etymologically, it may be of French origin.)
"My ownership of the
Washington Post is a complexifier for me. It’s unavoidable that certain powerful people who experience
Washington Post news coverage will wrongly conclude I am their enemy." -Jeff Bezos,
2019 Feb
