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euphemism

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A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

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A euphemism sometimes used for Satyagraha is that it is a "silent force" or a "soul force" (a term also used by Martin Luther King Jr. during his famous " I Have a Dream " speech). Source: Internet

An entire lexicon of slang jargon and euphemism developed to allow performers to communicate without outsiders' knowledge of what was being said. Source: Internet

For example, the word "weed" can be interpreted as an undesirable plant in a yard, or as a euphemism for marijuana. Source: Internet

Increasingly the trendy term is “underserved communities,” today’s fashionable euphemism for poor people. Source: Internet

Around 200,000 girls and women, many from China and Korea, were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers, with the euphemism " comfort women ". Source: Internet

Around 200,000 girls and women, many from Korea, were forced to engage in sexual services for the Japanese military, with the euphemism " comfort women ". Source: Internet

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