"Hit the hay," is a euphemism for "Go to bed.". From LearnThat.org.
“We live in interesting times” — even if the euphemism is apocryphal, its truth value is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Do As I Say, Not As I Do] Reference
The idea of purity tests by any euphemism is an insult to political parties. From Wordnik.com. [GOP to unveil campaign pledge after Labor Day] Reference
(You will excuse me if, like Humbert, I dissolve into French when euphemism is required.). From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Lolita] Reference
Many of the framers of the Constitution feared what they called "mobocracy," a pejorative euphemism for democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Dershowitz: Reactionary Activism] Reference
The “time horizon” euphemism is funny, too. From Wordnik.com. [White House Tips Press Off to Maliki Interview - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Is that what they call one of them "euphemism" things?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Hits McCain Over Zapatero Gaffe, Compares Him To Cheney] Reference
Is his choice of the word "euphemism" a Freudian slip?. From Wordnik.com. [Invisible Hand Should Restrain Wall Street Excesses] Reference
I was at a bar yesterday, and visited the "euphemism". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
This story was given as an explanation of the meaning of word "euphemism". From Wordnik.com. [So That's How it Happens] Reference
Ah yes – the South was explicitly racist whereas the North couched it’s racism in euphemism. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Politics and Investment Bias] Reference
I thought you had a glow in your “dark bottom”, which I took as some kind of euphemism for pubic hair. From Wordnik.com. [red] Reference
“Choice” is a lame euphemism which is employed because “progressives” fear calling it what it is. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Colbert to Graduates: ‘You Are the Most Cuddled Generation In History’] Reference
Even the most brutal kind of euphemism teaches us valuable things about the mindset of the people who employ it…. From Wordnik.com. [Lean Left » Blog Archive » Unspeak] Reference
The proposed updated edition of the classic novel would replace all N-words with the... ahem, "euphemism" of "slave.". From Wordnik.com. [Morris W. O'Kelly: Roger Ebert Misses the Boat] Reference
"Romance service" is not quite the kind of euphemism that "escort service" used to be, but it's not far from it, either. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Of Storms]
More on blissful ignorance: Finley complains that I use the term division of labor as a "euphemism" for social stratification. From Wordnik.com. [Name Calling] Reference
Your euphemism is threadbare. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hastert: Supporters of Bush Iraq Policy ‘Show The Same Steely Resolve’ As United 93 Passengers] Reference
Was "bedstead polisher" a real job or some kind of euphemism?. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
This has got to be the most transparent "euphemism" I've ever heard. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
In fact, the word "euphemism" comes from the name of the nurse of the ancient. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
“I don’t recall saying that I never, to coin a euphemism, slept with him.”. From Wordnik.com. [Generous Death] Reference
Frankly, the language used is not just "euphemism" as Little says but downright rubbish. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Or an exchange student friend of mine who was sure that HBO was some kind of euphemism for "H-video.". From Wordnik.com. [J-List side blog] Reference
Daily Mail, "Opponents claim the wording is a euphemism which is often used to include abortion on demand.". From Wordnik.com. [Clerical Whispers] Reference
A '' 'euphemism' '' is the use of one word to replace another to respect the sensibilities of the listener. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
So, please tell me what the "euphemism" is, because whenever I click on Kathy Shaidle's site, my computer crashes. From Wordnik.com. [Midwest Conservative Journal] Reference
According to the Daily Mail, "Opponents claim the wording is a euphemism which is often used to include abortion on demand.". From Wordnik.com. [theTrumpet.com: Front Page] Reference
Isn't that a slang euphemism for a. From Wordnik.com. [Quentin Davies Then and Now] Reference
Vanity Fair believed that it was time to move beyond euphemism. From Wordnik.com. [Honey, I Have A Headache] Reference
There's no room at the Mutter for euphemism or political correctness. From Wordnik.com. [Exhibits: Terrible, Beautiful] Reference
This is apparently their euphemism for: Customer may be armed and dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Press 1 To Cut Short Your Life] Reference
So whenever anyone drops a market euphemism on you, tell her to stop prettying up pigs. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Weaselwords] Reference
Timing is the euphemism hedgies used to describe their activity -- which we should call "skimming.". From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Weaselwords] Reference
Mercosur, which one analyst calls "" a euphemism for Brazil, '' already has a trade pact with Chile. From Wordnik.com. [Drifting Away] Reference
Remember that three or four years ago, the big jobs story was "downsizing," a euphemism for "firing people.". From Wordnik.com. [The Net Goes Mainstream] Reference
"" The term is a euphemism for what's really going on, '' says Paige Cunningham of Americans United for Life. From Wordnik.com. [More Is Not Merrier] Reference
But in certain quarters of Washington, euphemism and understatement, verging on outright denial, are par for the course. From Wordnik.com. [The Unspeakable R Word] Reference
That distinction, though enshrined in law, is arguably meaningless -- an exercise in euphemism, a politico-juridical fig leaf. From Wordnik.com. [The Q-Word Charade] Reference
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