# Euphemisms for... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609 "2007-05-18T15:48:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/61 "2007-05-19T04:40:59Z")
Diarrhea: Remarkably frequent liquid fecal excretions. Bill O’Reilly. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/62 "2007-05-19T04:42:44Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Diarrhea: Remarkably frequent liquid fecal excretions. Bill O’Reilly. [/QUOTE] Diarrhea Milquetoast ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/63 "2007-05-19T06:07:51Z")
[QUOTE=Subterraneanus] Milquetoast [/QUOTE] Democrat. Vodka. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/64 "2007-05-19T06:32:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lakai] Vodka. [/QUOTE] Delicious clear liquid with a kick? Ramen Noodles ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/65 "2007-05-19T06:37:41Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Delicious clear liquid with a kick? Ramen Noodles [/QUOTE] Food substitute Alarm clock ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/66 "2007-05-19T07:22:47Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] Fence post. [/QUOTE] Stolen electronics delivery via interstate national delivery ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/67 "2007-05-19T07:59:33Z")
[QUOTE=fighting ignorant] Stolen electronics delivery via interstate national delivery [/QUOTE] Pilferred power posted using onward transmission over countrywide network road or rail system. Mailman ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/68 "2007-05-19T08:05:36Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Mailman [/QUOTE] First of all, it should be mailperson. So stop being so insensitive toward our friends with vaginas, **chowder**. But this thread is about euphemisms, not PC-isms, so for my euphemism I will say: Personal/Business Correspondence Delivery Specialist Next: Suicide ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/69 "2007-05-19T10:29:50Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] Suicide [/QUOTE] Very Strong Self Criticism Next: Insurance Agent (I tried to check, it hasn’t been done in this thread has it?) Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/70 "2007-05-19T11:33:41Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Next: Insurance Agent [/QUOTE] Insurance Agent: Injury Oddsmaker Message board ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/71 "2007-05-19T11:58:52Z")
**Message board** : Social networking social network Next: snot ---
**Author:** ![Jelymag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jelymag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelymag)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/72 "2007-05-19T12:27:12Z")
Snot: Nasal secretions with lubricative properties Flashlight ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/73 "2007-05-19T13:24:13Z")
Flashlight: Battery Powered Night Vision Chapstick ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/74 "2007-05-19T15:04:06Z")
[QUOTE=hocow] Flashlight: Battery Powered Night Vision Chapstick [/QUOTE] Male appendage useful for production of offspring. Chicken ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/75 "2007-05-19T20:13:58Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Male appendage useful for production of offspring. Chicken [/QUOTE] Tasty feathered joke generator. Nobody picked up wristwatch yet. Old-fashioned timekeeping device, still useful for expressing boredom. And now, lawnmower! ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/76 "2007-05-19T20:56:24Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] Tasty feathered joke generator. Nobody picked up wristwatch yet. Old-fashioned timekeeping device, still useful for expressing boredom. And now, lawnmower! [/QUOTE] Sometimes Hal Briston Pleasure Receptable. Beer hat ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/77 "2007-05-19T21:04:21Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] Sometimes Hal Briston Pleasure Receptable. Beer hat [/QUOTE] A labor saving pilsner mover that stops working when the wearer falls down. Backyard grill. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/78 "2007-05-19T22:07:20Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] A labor saving pilsner mover that stops working when the wearer falls down. Backyard grill. [/QUOTE] Weiner warmer. Bottlecap ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/79 "2007-05-19T22:53:36Z")
Bottlecap: Fizz-and-liquid-retention device Next: Pug ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609/80 "2007-05-19T23:47:33Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Bottlecap: Fizz-and-liquid-retention device Next: Pug [/QUOTE] Nostrily-impaired yapper creature Siamese cat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for/404609.md?page=5)