dysphemism
dysp·he·mism
noun
1.
an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
- “his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter”
Origin
Borrowed from French dysphémisme, modelled after euphémisme, with the prefix dys-.
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