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noun
The process by which euphemisms fall into disuse and are replaced by new ones, as the old ones become socially unacceptable over time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Steven Pinker in 1994, but preceded by Sharon Henderson Taylor's 1974 "euphemism cycle."
