euphemism

IPA: jˈufʌmɪzʌm

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

Examples of "euphemism" in Sentences

Is that the euphemism of choice these days
If the former is a euphemism, so are the latter.
There are many examples of the euphemism treadmill.
Slang and euphemisms is not the definition of a word.
Please look up the definition of the word 'euphemism'.
Any attempt to equivocate that is an exercise in euphemism.
He is referred to in the euphemism AJA, Amerikan of Japanese Ancestry.
The song's title is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor.
Euphemism is the use of circumlocution to avoid saying offensive words.
Interestingly, this is seen as a euphemism only from the side of the mainstream.