or euphemistic expressions. Dysphemism may be motivated by fear, distaste, hatred, contempt, or humour. The word dysphemism was composed from the Greek...

terms with negative connotations Category:Sex- and gender-related slurs Dysphemism Insult Lists of nicknames List of phrases using ethnic or place names...

Stinking Old Ninth (Chinese: 臭老九; pinyin: chòu lǎo jiǔ) is a Chinese dysphemism for intellectuals used at two major points, the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)...

popular among the veteran community who generally refer to it by the dysphemism "Shit On a Shingle" or "S.O.S." (when polite company and/or children are...

degrees or courses regarded as worthless or irrelevant. The term is a dysphemism, originating in the common usage of "Mickey Mouse" as a pejorative. It...

Distinction without a difference Dog whistle (politics) Double entendre Dysphemism Emotive conjugation Expurgation (often called bowdlerization, after Thomas...

California Dick, Michigan, an unincorporated community Dick (slang), a dysphemism for the penis as well as a pejorative epithet Dick's Drive-In, a Seattle...

In information handling, the U.S. Federal Standard 1037C (Glossary of Telecommunication Terms) defines a hard copy as a permanent reproduction, or copy...

children) had special health care needs as of 2018. The term is seen as a dysphemism by many disability rights advocates and is deprecated by a number of style...

capon'), a seafood salad Humorous exaltation often takes the form of a dysphemism disparaging particular groups or places. It has been observed that "Celtic...

to the use of the word under any circumstances. Approbative Defamation Dysphemism Fighting words Insult Judgmental language List of ethnic slurs List of...

Look up scumbag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scumbag can be: A dysphemism for a base, despicable person; also a term of vulgar abuse A condom, coarse...

found in modern dictionaries. A large variety of other euphemisms and dysphemisms exist which describe masturbation. For a list of terms, see the entry...

grammatical change in Germanic languages, the nature of euphemism and dysphemism, linguistic taboo, and on English grammatical structure in general. She...

erect penis became less common. Nowadays, caralho is commonly used as a dysphemism and in erotism. The word is also used in the abbreviation form of "crl"...

"Skunk Works" under Clarence "Kelly" Johnson used 'unobtainium' as a dysphemism for titanium. Titanium allowed a higher strength-to-weight ratio at the...

views was to see in the "abomination" a contemptuous deformation (or dysphemism) of the Phoenician deity Baalshamin "Lord of Heaven"; Philo of Byblos...

City Greens, show on the Disney Channel "Birth control glasses", common dysphemism for GI glasses This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

of apocalyptic literature believe this New Testament "Babylon" to be a dysphemism for the Roman Empire. Other scholars suggest that Babylon in the book...

2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Allan K, Burridge K (1991). Euphemism & dysphemism: language used as shield and weapon. Oxford University Press. p. 192....

probably intended to be jocular. "Welsh" was probably used as a pejorative dysphemism, meaning "anything substandard or vulgar", and suggesting that "only people...

less of a pejorative and more publicly acceptable, an example of the "dysphemism treadmill" or semantic drift known as melioration, wherein former pejoratives...

variation of the phrase that has since been used by the show's fans. A dysphemism, shut the front door, was used often by Stacy London of TLC's What Not...

wayward mother. This song uses the word "dick" in the first verse as dysphemism for a penis. Bush has stated that she does not typically use such harsh...

anarcho-syndicalists, who utilise the term wage slavery as a pejorative or dysphemism for wage labour. Socialists draw parallels between the trade of labour...

subsequently reduces the price to $100 to make it seem like a good deal. Dysphemism A dysphemism is an expression with a negative connotation. It is the opposite...

Syracuse, Toledo, Trenton and Youngstown. The term "Rust Belt" is a dysphemism to describe industry that has "rusted out", usually referring to the impact...

notes References Bible beater, Bible basher North America Pentecostals A dysphemism for people who believe in the fundamentalist authority of the Bible, particularly...

hard copy (i.e. one made from "dead trees", which in this context is a dysphemism for paper). Free and open-source software portal Boyer–Moore string-search...

engaged in snowballing at least once. A huge variety of euphemisms and dysphemisms have been invented to describe semen. For a list of terms, see sexual...