The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
The dispassionate euphemism “underperformer” is one that I have never heard anyone use to describe themselves.
It should also be clear that "fractional-reserve warehousing" is only a euphemism for fraud and embezzlement.
Job prospects were grim though, and she said she'd take anything, even "working for a family" (a euphemism for domestic service).
So the state probably would default on its bank debt (“restructure” the debt is the current euphemism), and this might bring down the banks that had made the loans that were now in default.
'Pass away'is a euphemism for'die'.
'Pre-owned' is the euphemism for second-hand watches.
Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism., question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.
If your employer is letting you go, offering early retirement or using another euphemism for firing you, it may be hard to find another job immediately.
The podictionary word for today is “sugar”: I was glad to see that “sugar” at Urbandictionary had twice as many votes for its meaning as a euphemism for a kiss, than for cocaine.
idle; between jobs; (euphemism for `unemployed').
"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern".
Unfortunately, all of your suggestions of what you write on it are bad. “In Transition” is too blatant (and too pretentious) a euphemism for unemployed.
a euphemism for `damn'.
But Varney, tall and professorial, did not hide her message behind legalese or euphemism.
On June 23rd IKEA said it was suspending its investment in Russia because of the "unpredictable character of administrative procedures", a euphemism for graft.
"Pass away" is a euphemism for "die".
He wants to avoid creating another "cult of personality" the euphemism for glorification of an all powerful leader.
'Be no more' is a euphemism for 'be dead'
a euphemism for `hell'.
"I'd see a few friends or race past a blind pig," she said, using the euphemism for Prohibition-era drinking establishments.
It's kind of a euphemism, really.
The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for "old" clothes.
This is not a euphemism, Erich clarifies. "Fun and games means charades," he says, firmly.
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