As nouns the difference between apostrophe and euphemism
is that apostrophe is the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts while euphemism is fib for lie
apostrophe
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) apostrophe, or (etyl) apostrophus, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
*
*
Noun
(
en noun)
(orthography) The text character , which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
Derived terms
* greengrocer's apostrophe
Usage notes
In English, the apostrophe is used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers.
See also
* (wikipedia)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) apostrophe, from (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
Derived terms
* apostrophically
Related terms
* catastrophe
euphemism
English
Noun
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* fib'' for ''
* correctional facility'' for ''prison'' (compare dysphemism: ''slammer )
* sleep (with)]]'' for ''[[have sex, have sex (with)'' (compare dysphemisms: ''bang'', ''fuck )
* pass away'' for ''
* vertically challenged'' for ''short'' (physical stature; compare dysphemisms: ''midget'', ''dwarf )
}}
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
Antonyms
* dysphemism
* expletive
Related terms
* euphemistic
