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EUPHEMISM
Definition of EUPHEMISM
noun
The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.
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Where it comes from
Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φημί (phēmí, “to speak, say”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EUPHEMISM · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EUPHEMISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
EUPHEMISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMMPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and M appear more than once.
Words that start EUPHEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EUPHEMISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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