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Reasons for using euphemisms vary by context and intent. Commonly, euphemisms are used to avoid directly addressing subjects that might be deemed negativ ...ber, is "directives for the extermination process obscured in bureaucratic euphemisms".

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...urrent would shoot into the prisoner's body. Continuing with the telephone euphemisms, 'long-distance calls' referred to several such charges, just before the po

=== Taboo sexual slang and Euphemisms === Most of the sexual slang, euphemisms and sexual innuendo in Sinhalese discourse has a strong male perspective. I

...傑). These five words are generally offensive and give rise to a variety of euphemisms and minced oaths. Similar to the seven dirty words in the United States, th Certain euphemisms exist, including siu (小) (small/little), tsiu (超), yiu (妖).

...emarkable for its frankness and obscenity; there are no circumlocutions or euphemisms.

== Euphemisms for profanity ==

...ongly prefer the term fat over other words which they consider unnecessary euphemisms.

...for diseases. In many cases, these words have evolved into slang, and many euphemisms for diseases are in common use. ...berculosis include '''TB''' and '''TBC''', which were historically used as euphemisms, owing to the fact that names of diseases were considered profane. As with

=== Racial euphemisms ===

...nderwear, no skin, is nevertheless considered embarrassingly exposed. Thus euphemisms are used for undergarments, notably those in touch with the intimate parts,

...rotic romance novels tend to use more frank language, avoiding many of the euphemisms used in books with milder content. These novels also usually include more s

...along (eggplant), among other names. Researcher Michael Tan notes that the euphemisms for the vagina are considered more vulgar than those for the penis, and as ...raight man. Tan uses other metaphors, such as the relationship between the euphemisms pagdidilig ("to water plants") and magpadilig ("to be watered"), and a woma

...as a large number of bawdy jokes and oblique but still titillating sexual euphemisms. Critics have argued that the highly sexual descriptions are essential, and

...tch others doing these things. These activities are often described by the euphemisms "'''golden showers'''" or "'''watersports.'''"

===Euphemisms===

...tch others doing these things. These activities are often described by the euphemisms "golden showers" or "watersports" (which should not be confused with water

...ureaucratic term and an unnecessary euphemism for something not in need of euphemisms. See also: [[call girl]], [[courtesan]], [[escort agency]], female companio

...informal registers for feces, just like there are for [[urine]]. Many are euphemisms, colloquial, or both; some are [[profanity|profane]] (such as ''shit''), wh

...s". One might say "move your ass" or "haul ass" (or the polite, understood euphemisms "move it" or "haul it") as an exhortation to greater haste or urgency. Expr