Word for deceptive euphemism

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Looking for a term

Owing to weather recent Jon Stewart shows labeled "encore," obviously meant to dupe us into supposing not only new episode but special in some way

Maybe paranym

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[+5] - joefromchicago - 11/02/2012I once looked for a nicer word for "euphemism" but got stuck in a self-referential irony loop for three days.
[+3] - djjd62 - 11/02/2012as an aside, does anyone know another word for thesaurus

@dalehileman,

The word "re-run" became obsolete quite a few years ago. Only those without the benefit of a p.r. firm ever use it any more. "Encore presentation" is the current euphemism for a re-run and has been for quite a while now. Get with the program, dale!

(There is no other word for it that I know of, save"euphemism.")

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@Lustig Andrei,

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The word "re-run" became obsolete quite a few years ago.

Lust, I feel left out (forgive pun)

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…. "Encore presentation" is the current euphemism for a re-run……..

My lord where have I been

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(There is no other word for it that I know of, save"euphemism.")

Then don't you like "paranym"

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@dalehileman,

As a neologysm, paranym is fine, dale.

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@Lustig Andrei,

Good one, Andy, well put

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@dalehileman,

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert couldn't have a new show those days. Bad weather and all kept away most of the live audience and would have endangered the people who work the production to boot. The Daily Show is on the cusp of the evacuation zone in Manhattan.

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@tsarstepan,

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couldn't have a new show those days. Bad weather and all

So Tsar must I assume

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@dalehileman,

I never watch the Daily Show or Colbert Report reruns/encore performances. No use in retreading old news. Razz

So much TV to watch yet so little time to watch it. Neutral

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@tsarstepan,

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I never watch the Daily Show or Colbert Report reruns/encore performances.

I too quit watching the moment I realize it's a rerun but what bothers me is sometimes that's halfway thru the episode

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for some reason i seem to recall seeing "Encore Presentation" on an NBC show (i can distinctly remember the peacock logo over the words) around twenty plus years ago

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@djjd62,

Yea Dj, evidently I'm either not very observant or suffering with incipient Alz's at 81

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I once looked for a nicer word for "euphemism" but got stuck in a self-referential irony loop for three days.

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@joefromchicago,

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self-referential irony loop

Love it, thank you Joe

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as an aside, does anyone know another word for thesaurus

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@djjd62,

http://thesaurus.com/browse/thesaurus?s=t

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@djjd62,

djjd62 wrote:

for some reason i seem to recall seeing "Encore Presentation" on an NBC show (i can distinctly remember the peacock logo over the words) around twenty plus years ago

Yeah, the expression has actually been around for a long time but it wasn't all that commonly used until fairly recently. Nowadays it's virtually taboo to say"re-run." (Have you noticed, btw, that what we once called "used" cars are now referred to as "pre-owned" automobiles?)

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@Lustig Andrei,

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"used" cars are now referred to as "pre-owned" automobiles?)

Well put, Andy

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@Lustig Andrei,

Goodwill and Salvation Army Stores moved from "second hand" to "gently used" when describing items, especially clothing

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@Lustig Andrei,

And a garbage dump is called "land reclamation"

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The euphemism that truly infuriates me is calling police billy clubs and night-sticks "batons." Sheeesh! Orchestra conductors, not cops, wield batons.

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