Home » Euphemism » Page 5

TagEuphemism

sleep out

sleep out  v. phr.— «Many homeless prefer “sleeping out,” as the euphemism goes, to staying in a cramped, noisy, and sometimes smelly shelter.» —“The Plan to Nowhere?” by Philip Dawdy Seattle...

starlight tour

starlight tour  n.— «By the time a cop offers Stryker a “starlight tour”—the euphemism for a beating and a drive so far from town that you could freeze to death before you stumble back—the anxiety levels are overwhelming...

catch a case

catch a case  v. phr.— «“I kept telling him, ‘You’re going to catch a case,’” a prison-system euphemism for being written up for an infraction.» —“Recovery” by Nancy Martinez in Mathis Caller...

eat rats

eat rats  v.— «The presenter, Khabilutsi Wotana, insisted that “Okhulia tsimbeba”—literally translated as “eating rats” (euphemism for adultery), could lead to a woman getting divorced.» —“Time for Song And...

barbecue

barbecue  n.— «Weston claims Norgen then discussed “barbecuing,” a euphemism for sex.» —“How to: Avoid sex discrimination” by Louise Armistead Times (London, England) July 18, 2004. (source:...

salvage

salvage  v.— «According to the task force report, 1,082 Filipinos were “extra-legally executed or salvaged (a euphemism for assassinations)” between 1975 and 1983. During the same period, 266 others “disappeared...

Recent posts