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*[[Sex worker]] for [[prostitute]] *[[Sex worker]] for [[prostitute]]
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* [[Distancing language]] * [[Distancing language]]
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Euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener; or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker.

Sexual euphemisms

The use of euphemisms is at its highest in sexual matters, closely followed by morbid matters.

sexual euphemisms

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