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9 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
originRecorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φημί (phēmí, “to speak, say”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- mumpish 16
- humpies 14
- imphees 14
- hempie 13
- immesh 13
- imphee 13
- hemps 12
- humps 12
- sumph 12
- umphs 12
- mumps 11
- hemp 11