Euphemism Quotes

Euphemism Quote of the day

When we shrink from the sight of something, when we shroud it in euphemism, that is usually a sign of inner conflict, of unsettled hearts, a sign that something has gone wrong in our moral reasoning.

All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier

Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive

in terms of the biology of the planet, development is a euphemism for destruction.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is.

Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness.

Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition.

To call yourself 'plus size' is just a euphemism for being fat. Life is much easier when you're thinner. Big is not beautiful, of course a job comes down to how you look.

Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.

A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.

How is it possible to have a civil war?

Cloud computing is a great euphemism for centralization of computer services under one server.

To use a Southern euphemism, our space program has been snake-bit.

We want to create a sort of linguistic Lourdes, where evil and misfortune are dispelled by a dip in the waters of euphemism

We have entered a period of intolerance which combines, as it sometimes does in America, with a sugary taste for euphemism.

Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

Patrimonial capitalism's legacy is that many people see reform as a euphemism for corruption and self-dealing.

Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality.

The intangibles are a euphemism for we have no idea what we're looking for but we know it when we see it.

Tact is kind; diplomacy is useful; euphemism is harmless and sometimes entertaining

Gratitude is a euphemism for resentment.

Although the term dialogue was really a euphemism for scientists trying to kill each other, this format worked very well.

Global governance is just a euphemism for global government.

When I heard you could get a disease from playing with your prairie dog, I thought, 'Wow, what a euphemism.' I thought playing with my prairie dog was the best way to avoid diseases.

It hurt, and that is not a euphemism. It hurt like a beating.

World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.

"Striking looking." That's a euphemism if I ever heard one.

Euphemisms are for the differently brained.

Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal.

when I spoke of having a drink, it was a euphemism for having a whole flock of them.

I've never been a fan of euphemism.

Perhaps we have been guilty of some terminological inexactitudes.

It was nice to call my parents and proudly tell them, "My lady garden is going viral." In hindsight, that may have been a poor choice of phrasing.

You are a manipulator.I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer.

*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.

It was starting to seem to her that being "forward-thinking" too often involved avoiding any kind of thought at all - especially about things that might benefit from a great deal of thinking.

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more, " said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.