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genteelism

[jen-tee-liz-uh m]

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noun

a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: “Limb” is a genteelism for “leg.”

Origin of genteelism

First recorded in 1925–30; genteel + -ism

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Contemporary Examples of genteelism

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British Dictionary definitions for genteelism

genteelism

noun

a word or phrase used in place of a less genteel one

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