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• a  substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
  `peepee' is a common euphemistic term

• Massage used to be practiced mostly at the social extremities, in the homes of the very wealthy or in seedy parlors where the handiwork was offered with euphemistic "happy endings.
• And anyone who has sat through a fund-raising dinner is familiar with euphemistic schnorring like, "We're counting on you to show leadership.
• Doors to university buildings were locked; handmade signs affixed to them were euphemistic: "Closed due to the incident.

• inoffensive

• dysphemistic

News & Articles

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• What Does 'Wet Reckless' Mean in a DUI Case?
  The world of DUI arrests is populated by somewhat opaque terms like "horizontal nystagmus" as well as euphemistic ones like "wet reckless."
  Aug. 8, 2013 - FindLaw

Quotes

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• Tom Trebelhorn in Baltimore Sun
  I was told it was an organizational change, the euphemistic way of saying, 'We don't have a real reason, but we're making a change.' But start reading the wire. There will be a lot of those,Trebelhorn said. "I wish there was one particular...
• Stanley Tookie Williams in Black America Web
  I have to say that the word 'debriefing' is a euphemistic term for snitching,Williams said. "And my convictions won't allow that."
• Richard Blumenthal in Hartford Courant
  I am not going to be polite or euphemistic,Blumenthal told the company's executives. "We have [here] a callous and cavalier disregard for consumers."