Dysphemistic

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  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism
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  • adjective. substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
  • Word Usage
    "What I am getting at, to paraphrase the infinite wisdom of Pigs is pigs, is that shit is shit, and there is nothing dysphemistic about it (unless used "in talking about one's opponents") -- that is, it is the context that determines whether it is dysphemistic, which is again dependent on whether it was the intention of the speaker to use a taboo word in place of socially acceptable one."