i think its when you replace a mean word with a less offensive word
eg. instead of using a swear word you might say
Mean
jerk
instead of the "s" word you might say crap ;) i cant swear on wiki answers!!^_^
or instead of saying black person because someone muht not like that you would say African American
Sorry if im wrong but i think im right your welcome
A euphemism for fat is "pleasingly plump". A euphemism for feeling sick is feeling "under the weather". A euphemism for being fired is being "laid off".
A euphemisn is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant. “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die” "Rest room" is a euphemism for "toilet" "lady of the evening" is a euphemism for "prostitute"
"Thy beauty hath made me effiminate"
An example of a euphemism expression is "he kicked the bucket" instead of simply saying he died.
Marullus and Flavius, for pulling scarfs off Caesar's images, are put to silence.
A short person is vertically challenged. A garbage man or woman is called a sanitation engineer.
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Yes, one example of a euphemism in 'A Separate Peace' is when the character Finny refers to the campus swimming pool as the "Roman baths" to make it sound more prestigious and exotic. This euphemism adds to the atmosphere of the elite boarding school setting in the novel.
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The euphemism for gullible is "credulous."