examples

1. a mild or indirect word or expression
substituted for one considered to be too
harsh or blunt when referring to something
unpleasant or embarrassing – euphemisms
have connotative meaning

2. “I’m going to have to let you go” instead
of saying “you’re fired.”
“love handles” instead of saying
“fat”

3. “dog nuisance” instead of “dog poop”
“passed away” instead of saying “it
died”

4. “correctional facility” instead of “jail”
“big-boned” instead of “heavy”
“domestic worker” instead of “maid”
“sanitation engineer” instead of garbage
man