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euphemistic

eup·he·mis·tic

UK/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/ US/ˌjufʌˈmɪstɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology

  • “peepee”
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Origin

From euphemism + -tic.

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