Editing 168: Reverse Euphemisms
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In the title text, the figure is waiting for a situation in which he has to see a man concerning a horse, as this relates to another euphemism meaning to urinate. It can be assumed that, when telling someone about seeing the man about the horse, he would say "...then I had to go take a piss." | In the title text, the figure is waiting for a situation in which he has to see a man concerning a horse, as this relates to another euphemism meaning to urinate. It can be assumed that, when telling someone about seeing the man about the horse, he would say "...then I had to go take a piss." | ||
| β | + | A reverse euphemism is actually called a dysphemism in linguistics, although this comic is actually a terrible example of this. Euphemisms are used to make a statement less offensive or disturbing without actually changing the underlying meaning, such as by using "pass away" instead of "die." A better example of a dysphemism would be "I have to drop off my dumbshit kids at the fucking pool". | |
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