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Information × Registration Number 2115U002392, Article popup.category Thesis Title popup.author popup.publication 01-01-2015 popup.source_user Сумський державний університет popup.source http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/40179 popup.publisher Sumy State University Description A euphemism is a gentle, kind, or polite way of saying something potentially harsh or offensive. It is an indirect, mild or politer alternative expression for a normal expression, especially which is considered too blunt (or too accurate) when describing something unpleasant or embarrassing in some way. The word euphemism has a classical Greekorigin: euphēmos means an understatement. The heyday of euphemistic speech was the Victorian era when expressions such as "limb" (instead of the anatomical "leg") and "in a family way" (instead of "pregnant") were in vogue. popup.nrat_date 2025-05-12 Close