A euphemism is saying something mean or bad but in a nicer way, for example.
BAD- She's dead.
Good- She's pushing up daisies.
2007-05-25 02:37:29 · 13 answers · asked by Adelaide_21 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
good: son of a biscuit eater
bad: son of a b*tch
2007-05-25 02:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by Joy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For death, there are many:
Passed away
Gone to a better place
Crossed the Great Divide
Gone to his/her final reward
Partaking in glory (from Dickens)
Speaking with God (from German)
Gone to the last round up
Gotten on the heavenly express
For pregnancy:
Anticipating a blessed event
In circumstances (an old New England one)
In a family way
In a delicate condition
With child
Boarded the train there's no getting off (Sylvia Plath)
One in the oven (or under the apron)
For divorce:
They've reached the parting of the ways
Split up
For not too bright:
The lights are on but nobody's home
Elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
A few
. . . sandwiches short of a picnic
. . . bricks shy of a load
. . . puppies short of a pet shop
2007-05-25 09:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad: That is the ugliest dress I have ever seen!!!
Good: Oh, that dress is so you.
Poor dear, there's no light on in the attic is there?
He's a few cards short of a full deck.
The lights are on but nobody's home.
2007-05-25 09:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by Blazingskye5504 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take your pick:
Bad - She is fat
Good - She is cuddly
Bad - She is Ugly
Good - She is interesting to look at
And let us not forget:
Bad - She has no life
Good - She just like Yahoo Answers...a Lot!
2007-05-25 09:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by jovvijo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She's one fry short of a happy meal.
2007-05-25 09:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by mainecathy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always liked George Carlin's
"America, a country founded by slave owners who wanted to be free!"
but i guess that's more of an oxymoron...lol
2007-05-25 09:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by scraven68 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 of my favorites:
**Not the brightest crayon on the box....
(That person is the dumbest idiot I've ever met!)
**Has the attention span of a flea...
(That person HAS to have Attention Deficit Disorder!)
2007-05-25 09:41:41 · answer #7 · answered by Obama, 47 y/o political virgin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad: My you're such a negative minded individual.
Good: Wudda Moron!
2007-05-25 09:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Friend of Dorothy, ie -
Tom Cruise is a friend of Dorothy.
2007-05-25 09:40:37 · answer #9 · answered by penny century 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a taco short of a combo plate
2007-05-25 09:40:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kicked the bucket
Bought the farm
Bite the big one
etc.
...for death that is.
2007-05-25 09:42:55 · answer #11 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋