A substitute word or phrase that, while constructed to be socially more acceptable, drastically subtracts from the legitimate intent and purpose of the original.
So, how do we go from 'shell-shock' to 'battle-fatigue', from 'old dude' to 'senior citizen', from 'rape victim' to 'unconsenting intimacy participant'? Because our culture thrives on caustic euphemism: The dumbed-down, homogenized, neutralized language of the mindless majority who want it that way...
by YAWA August 19, 2019
Verb
When used in blogging or chat, "Dated(euphemism)" is used to mock, criticize, or show dislike for a couple who are going out.
The euphemism in parenthesis is a way to give your opinion that there is/was no love in the relationship, but rather it is/was just based on sex and lust.
It is a very mean thing to write about another person, (but funny)
Can be used in present, past, or future tenses
When used in blogging or chat, "Dated(euphemism)" is used to mock, criticize, or show dislike for a couple who are going out.
The euphemism in parenthesis is a way to give your opinion that there is/was no love in the relationship, but rather it is/was just based on sex and lust.
It is a very mean thing to write about another person, (but funny)
Can be used in present, past, or future tenses
A blog:
After John Doe broke up with Jane last week, he Dated (Euphemism) his new neighbor Jessica. Surprisingly, the relationship did not last.
After John Doe broke up with Jane last week, he Dated (Euphemism) his new neighbor Jessica. Surprisingly, the relationship did not last.
by DEL83183 April 19, 2009
A "reverse euphemism" is a euphemism that works in such a way as to poke fun at most euphemisms. For example, a euphemism for beating up freshmen is called a "hazing." A reverse euphemism for a place where freshmen were being beaten up would be a "genocide convention."
Bob: Oh, hey, school just let out and it's YMCA night, so I've gotta go take a shit.
Joe: What?
Bob: I mean I actually have to drop the kids off at the pool. Haven't you heard a reverse euphemism before?
Joe: What?
Bob: I mean I actually have to drop the kids off at the pool. Haven't you heard a reverse euphemism before?
by burdettb September 8, 2007
Length, member, are innocent words. Call it a wang if you want but a dick is a dick. Say dick. No fanfiction euphemisms.
by EasternEuropeanSlavLover June 15, 2021
by G-Union October 21, 2003
"Timmy is differently disabled" or "Susan has another bun in the uterus" are half-assed euphemisms.
A half-assed euphemism is a half-assed euphemism for a misspoken euphemism.
A half-assed euphemism is a half-assed euphemism for a misspoken euphemism.
by Vizaeryon November 19, 2019
I feel like the book took a more euphemismic approach to explaining the sexual misconduct the young boy had during his promiscuous appetite .
by snowjunky555 February 24, 2010