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- adjective euphemistic
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A quick look at the Oxford English Dictionary reveals that “of a certain age” has been used since the 18th century as a euphemism for “middle aged” (or as the Historical Thesaurus puts it, “of an age which it is not polite or necessary further to define”).
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