Euphemism Quote by Joseph Wood Krutch

Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality.

— Paul Johnson

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents…

— Quentin Crisp

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents…

— Anonymous

I've never been a fan of euphemism.

— Jo Brand

The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is

— George Carlin

Euphemisms are for the differently brained.

— Spider Robinson

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

— Ashley Montagu

Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive

— Kate Burridge

“There it was again, another strange usage. 'We had words.' Everyone has words...What a useless euphemism. The phrases that people used to make things…

— Laura Lippman

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

— Quentin Crisp

At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.

— William Safire

Never underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.

— George Carlin