

Topic : Fun![]() Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newFinding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update ![]()
Here's a look at the OED's latest quarterly update to see if there are any euphemisms. If not, I'll suggest how some of the terms could be euphemisms. After all, this column is an offering to the Malarkey Gods.
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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesSidecars and Scofflaws: Prohibition's Linguistic Hangover ![]()
In many ways, Prohibition was a social and legal failure, but in one respect it succeeded wildly: It vastly enriched our lexicons of slang and marketing, often to lasting effect.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newUnidentified Aerial Horse Apples ![]()
Whether the aliens who will someday destroy humanity are first labeled UFOs, UAPs, or OH CRAPs, the human race continues to produce euphemisms faster than a bug-eyed space monster gets pink eye. So wrap your eyeballs around these horse dumplings while you can.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newProfessional Disharmony Synergies and Other Gobbledygook September 11, 2019 By Mark Peters
English never lets you down, as long as you don't expect it to tell the truth. Here's a cavalcade of caca for you.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newInterior Enforcement and Other Freedom Logs August 7, 2019 By Mark Peters
Please enjoy the newest and cluelessest lexical cloaking devices that shine a spotlight on the very malarkey they try to hide.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newEuphemism of the Year? Spreading Freedom Pucky July 9, 2019 By Mark Peters
Freedom gas. Molecules of freedom. In appreciation of these insane terms, I'd like to look at some past terms that freedom has spawned in the cesspool of English.
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