Short Glossary of Words and Their Euphemisms

His grandfather passed away. My father is between jobs but has two interviews today. The peace officer apprehended the sanitation man for speeding. The sales associate answered in the affirmative when the judge asked him if he had ever been incarcerated. The manager complained to his administrative assistant of inventory shrinkage. Our son is a special child. Dan's supervisor laid him off because he was unmotivated. American football is a physical game, and has disabled many players. The individual was accused of appropriating funds. The correctional facility has 220 inmates, five of whom are facing capital punishment. Word accident, crisis, disaster addict; addiction adulterous arrest (v) beggar bombing break-in brothel cheap coffin complaint form confinement incident substance abuser; substance abuse, chemical dependency extramarital apprehend panhandler, homeless person air support security breach massage parlor frugal, thrifty, economical casket response form detention Euphemism

criminal (adj) criminal (young) crippled custodian dead death insurance death penalty death deaths die drug addict drugs drunk (adj) exploit (land) fail false (adj) false teeth fat fire (v) garbage collector garbage dump genocide hyperactive illegal worker imprisoned informer

illegal juvenile delinquent disabled, physically challenged building maintenance staff departed, deceased, late, lost, gone, passed life insurance capital punishment demise, end, destination, better world, afterlife body count pass away, pass on, expire, go to heaven substance abuser illegal substances intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy develop fizzle out, fall short, go out of business prosthesis dentures overweight, chubby, portly, stout, plump lay off, release, downsize, let go, streamline, rightsize sanitation person landfill ethnic cleansing Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) undocumented worker incarcerated confidential source

jail jungle juvenile delinquent kill kill on a mass basis killing of innocents lawyer lazy lie (n) make love money mortuary multi-racial murder noisy office equipment old old age old person old persons' home one-room apartment pay (n) person perspire, perspiration police officer poor children

secure facility rain forest problem child, at-risk child put down/away/out/to sleep liquidate collateral damage attorney unmotivated fib, fabrication, cover story, story, untruth, inaccuracy sleep with funds funeral home/parlor diverse hit, kill, do someone in, finish off someone boisterous productivity products mature, distinguished, senior, traditional, seasoned, new (e.g., "The house is two years new") golden age, golden years senior citizen, pensioner convalescent hospital, retirement home, rest home, nursing home studio apartment, efficiency remuneration, salary representative, individual sweat peace officer at-risk children

poor nation poor student poor power failure prison prisoner problem rain, snow, hail remedial education removed from duty repression (social, political) retarded rough rude sales salesman, -woman say school secretary selfish sexual intercourse sexual relationship sick small software product solve spy (n) spying steal stupid suicide (to commit) surprise attack sweat (v) talk (v, n) teacher

emerging nation, developing nation, third-world nation underachiever, underperformer low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged service interruption correctional facility inmate, convict, detainee issue, challenge, complication precipitation special education put on administrative leave law and order special, slow, mentally challenged physical self-centered marketing sales associate indicate, disclose, mention institute administrative assistant self-centered sleep with, make love involvement, intimate relationship, affair indisposed, ill, under the weather quaint, cozy, petite solution resolve source of information, agent surveillance appropriate, salvage, lift, borrow slow to end it all, take the easy way out, do oneself in preemptive strike perspire converse (v), conversation (n) educator

sexual relations (illicit) liaison

theft tip (n) toilet totalitarian tramp ugly unemployed unreserved seating used vagrant venereal disease victim wrong

inventory shrinkage gratuity john, WC, men's room, restroom, bathroom, washroom, lavatory authoritarian homeless person unattractive, modest, plain between jobs, taking time off general admission, festival seating previously owned, pre-owned, refurbished, second-hand homeless person social disease casualty improper, questionable, impropriety (n)

underwear (women's) lingerie