Euphemisms

Euphemisms are polite ways of saying something in an effort to be sensitive.  Of course, they can also be used to mislead your audience—doublespeak.  Using your secret decoder rings, decipher the following euphemisms. Also, which are polite and which are just misleading?

• Physically challenged

• Vertically challenged

• Collateral damage

• Unplanned landing

• Landing not serviced with a runway

• Unintended structural issue

• Learning difference

• Involuntary bowel evacuation

• Non-contributing verbiage

and my personal favorite…

• Wardrobe malfunction

Reversing your secret decoder rings, create euphemisms for the following phrases:

• Old as dirt

• Friggin’ insane

• Ugly as sin

• Slower than molasses on a cold day

• Died

• Killed

• Gunshot (wound or actual bang bang)

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