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The scariest thing about the euphemisim is the geography in detail bears out the comparison.
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Enter super-low interest rates, courtesy of Alan Greenspan's Fed, and super-easy "credit" (a euphemisim for debt) from America's homegrown financial buzzards.
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Additionally, rather than accept the "true reality" of the war on terror (or whatever euphemisim the Administration is uding today), you attempted - and continue to do so - to have OTHERS meet YOUR expectations.
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Those of us old enough or otherwise informed will remember the remarkable euphemisim: “criminal conversation”.
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Those of us old enough or otherwise informed will remember the remarkable euphemisim: “criminal conversation”.
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Those of us old enough or otherwise informed will remember the remarkable euphemisim: “criminal conversation”.
Eski5 commented on the word euphemisim
"euphemism |ˈyoōfəˌmizəm|
noun
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing : “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts."
December 19, 2010