Usually means: Indirect expressions replacing harsh words.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word euphemisms:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. euphemisms: Merriam-Webster
  2. euphemisms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. euphemisms: Vocabulary.com
  4. Euphemisms, euphemisms: Wordnik
  5. euphemisms: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. euphemisms: Wiktionary
  7. euphemisms: Dictionary.com
  8. Euphemisms: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. euphemisms: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Euphemisms: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Euphemisms: Glossary of English Grammar Terms

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. euphemisms: Legal dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Euphemisms: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See euphemism as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (euphemism)

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