Euphemistically speaking . . .

Euphemisms by any other name are terms with extra syllables. Sometimes extra words.“Poor” comes to mind. A euphemism is “underprivileged.” Five syllables. Count ’em.“Underprivileged” was one of the first euphemisms I ever learned. It’s since acquired its own set of baggage and has fallen into disuse. Back in the day, it was just another word for poor.Poor people worked for us. We provided a house…