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Sugar Coating

The act of making bad news more palatable. This is often accomplished by adding positive reinforcement, apologetic phrases, or sympathetic comments.
It was always difficult to tell someone they had AIDS, but with a little Sugar Coating they would only cry for an hour or two.
by Fox Populi March 6, 2022
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