What are your favorite euphemisms? Whenever I see a pregnant woman, I say that her husband’s seed has found purchase in her soil. That amuses me to no end. (I am quite popular at social gatherings, as you might suspect.) I got that one from a Crash Test Dummies album. I’ve always been fascinated by the way we phrase delicate subjects. Or possibly delicate subjects. What are the weirdest ones you’ve ever heard? What are your favorites?
I don’t use this one often, but it’s a case of someone saying something and it sounding unintentionally dirty. A former worker once said he had to leave early so he could “go home and load the kids on the bus.” I have absolutely no idea why we all thought it sounded masturbatory.
Using ‘Genital Technician’ when referring to a prostitute.
This thread
mmmmm Donuts.
I’ve a friend that insists anything can be a euphemism if you just put “if you know what I mean” at the end of it.
Feel free to try this yourself.
I tend to agree with him.
“Rapid redeployment to the rear, to cover a previously achieved objective.” Sometimes called the Monty Python Defense…run away, run away!
They’re saving themselves for their sheep.