dysphemism
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prettygoodworddysphemism (DIS-fuh-miz-uhm) - n., the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or vulgar expression for a more neutral one.
The opposite of euphemism. Examples: cancer stick for cigarette, bullshit for nonsense/lies, boneyard for cemetery, and dead tree edition for the paper edition of a publication. Coined in 1884 on the model of euphemism, replacing eu-, good with dys-, ill/bad.
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The opposite of euphemism. Examples: cancer stick for cigarette, bullshit for nonsense/lies, boneyard for cemetery, and dead tree edition for the paper edition of a publication. Coined in 1884 on the model of euphemism, replacing eu-, good with dys-, ill/bad.
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Date: 2019-05-07 10:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-05-08 03:02 pm (UTC)You use these a bit, do you?
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Date: 2019-05-08 04:54 pm (UTC)Contextual language is important. :)
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Date: 2019-05-08 05:55 pm (UTC)Hoo boy is it.