#euphemism

To adjust staff or resources, often a layoff euphemism.

Implying symptoms are psychological, not organic

Papaya — the fruit (Cuba)

Polite-sounding code for a morbidly obese patient.

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Killed, missing, or otherwise done for.

Tongue-in-cheek job claim used to dodge questions about your real one.

Mid-South euphemism for 'I swear' — mild, churchy, grandma-approved.

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Cleaned-up Wisconsin oath standing in for 'Christ.'

Birmingham's old red-light district — behind the famous department store.

Death, framed as being 'discharged' to heaven

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The hospital mortuary (British euphemism)

Phonetic-alphabet code for a cluster fuck — a total disaster.