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In place of the verbs "to vomit," "to puke" or "to throw up," I prefer to say "to un-eat." It's much more civilized.

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I think that's just plain silly.

You're not Uneating anything, and it doesn't sound any more civilized, just contrived.

There's nothing wrong with the word vomit. It's the proper one to use.

I didn't make this one up, but I like the idea of say "financially embarrassed at the moment" rather than broke.

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Bah. Civilized, contrived... are those really so different anyway? The former is just a euphemism for the latter.

Cell phone technology being what it is today, I now refer to a pager as an "abacus."

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Chai Tea wrote:

I think that's just plain silly.

You're not Uneating anything, and it doesn't sound any more civilized, just contrived.

There's nothing wrong with the word vomit. It's the proper one to use.

all a euphemism for bitchy.....

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Sorry, Shapeless, but this puts you right back into the 19th century when "legs" was considered very vulgar, and proper manners required you to say "limbs".

What's wrong with using the correct word for an action, anyway?

(But I will say that when it's happening to me, I don't give a damn what word you use.)

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What's wrong with using the correct word for an action, anyway?

Nothing at all... far be it from me to suggest otherwise. I was jesting before; I use euphemisms not because they're more proper but because they're fun. (I was this close to starting a thread on dysphemisms, which are even more fun.)

Here's another: I like to refer to my shower as "Splashtown."

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Have I mentioned my reverse peristalsis lately?

What's a dysphemism?

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Wayyy too many to mention...lol

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one of the top of my head, well not exactly: instead of bathroom, i say facility.

it's even mentioned in answers.com:

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facilities Informal. A restroom.

i may have to stop using it, since it's not original. and once a euphemism becomes widely used, does it lose its euphemistic character?

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ossobuco wrote:

What's a dysphemism?

The opposite of a euphemism, of course. It's when you replace a term with something worse, to make it sound less palatable.

Example: I like to refer to Raid as "Death in a Can."

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That would be a good thread..

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Easily done...

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I do hear myself asking where the restroom is; I do that in stores or restaurants and not usually in people's houses. It's true that back in the fifties, some restrooms used to have lounge areas as well as toilets and sinks.

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Keep the euphemisms coming, of course, but if you've got some dysphemisms to share, feel free to do so here.

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osso, this is rather off-topic, but i hate those restrooms where there's an attendant who hands you a paper towel after you wash your hands. fortunately, they're mostly restricted to Las Vegas, i think, where i seldom venture. i don't mind having to tip 'em; it's the fact they're waiting for you to finish washing your hands that bothers me.

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i may have to stop using it, since it's not original. and once a euphemism becomes widely used, does it lose its euphemistic character?

Absolutely!

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I'm uncomfortable with that too, Yitwail.

I like a lot of Shapeless's wordplay on both euphemisms and dysphemisms... opens up a new area of amusement for me. If I look strange when going towards the, er, toilets in a restaurant, it'll be because I'm devising new phrasing.

Water closet... no, that's been thought of.

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ossobuco wrote:

If I look strange when going towards the, er, toilets in a restaurant, it'll be because I'm devising new phrasing.

Nothin' wrong with that! Just, um, try to watch what you're doing.

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I don't know if this is a euphemism or a dysphemism, but...

bathroom attendants = "John Johns"

Oh, I got it: "John Johns" is the dysphemism. The euphemism: "Double J's."

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(snort)

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