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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is there a word for it? #5596 08/29/00 06:26 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky >>What is the word for terms like sample which are an innocuous or even bloated way to describe something that is nasty or even criminal? michaelo, I think the term euphemism applies here. It rankles me, too--it seems the whole world is run by greed, and I hate it. Whatever happened to doing something just because it is the right thing to do? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is there a word for it? athenian 08/23/00 05:40 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Jackie 08/23/00 05:59 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Disco_Stu 08/31/00 04:37 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Jackie 09/01/00 01:46 AM Re: Is there a word for it? TEd Remington 09/05/00 04:23 PM Re: Is there a word for it? michaelo 09/01/00 07:04 AM Re: Is there a word for it? apples + oranges 09/01/00 12:36 PM Re: Is there a word for it? michaelo 09/01/00 07:11 AM Re: Is there a word for it? TEd Remington 08/24/00 01:03 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Avy 08/24/00 02:48 AM Re: Is there a word for it? RhubarbCommando 08/24/00 09:56 AM Re: Is there a word for it? TEd Remington 08/24/00 11:37 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Brandon 08/24/00 05:01 PM Re: Is there a word for it? AnnaStrophic 08/24/00 05:10 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Brandon 08/24/00 05:18 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Jazzoctopus 08/24/00 09:33 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Brandon 08/25/00 01:32 AM Re: Is there a word for it? wsieber 08/25/00 05:35 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Jackie 08/26/00 01:36 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Bingley 08/28/00 04:38 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Brandon 08/28/00 01:00 PM Re: Is there a word for it? michaelo 08/29/00 05:58 AM Re: Is there a word for it? william 08/29/00 01:54 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Jackie 08/29/00 06:26 PM Re: Is there a word for it? michaelo 08/30/00 04:20 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Bingley 08/30/00 04:21 AM Re: Is there a word for it? william 08/30/00 01:38 PM Re: Is there a word for it? Bridget 09/01/00 09:17 AM Re: Is there a word for it? apples + oranges 08/30/00 02:01 PM Re: Is there a word for it? jmh 08/31/00 06:41 AM Re: Is there a word for it? jmh 11/18/00 10:46 PM Re: Is there a word for it? jmh 08/31/00 06:43 AM Re: Is there a word for it? Max Quordlepleen 08/31/00 08:04 AM Re: Is there a word for it? RhubarbCommando 08/31/00 12:27 PM Re: Is there a word for it? paulb 08/24/00 11:51 AM Re: Is there a word for it? william 08/24/00 04:57 PM Re: Is there a word for it? FishonaBike 11/20/00 05:03 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,733 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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