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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Here's an example from me

If you want to de-normalize a nation's state/government, call them

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a regime

Other examples include: hospital --> loony bin

Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize dysphemism are insults?

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[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 43 points 7 months ago

call social programs 'entitlements'.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Death tax

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

San FranStinkTown

[–] Railison@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Kick the bucket for die

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

meat crayons

Now, that's a colorful right there

Mental hospital : Napoleon factory (credit to Robert Heinlein)

Why wouldn't we want more Napoleons tho?

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Relevant to your second example, a lot of people here tend to call therapists "paid friends".

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So-so no Frieren (I actually think it's goated, btw)

You'll see a lot of dysphemisms in the 2____4u communities as well.