- paranym
- euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
paranym
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Names for Names — When my brother and I were little, our parents used to joke that if one of us had been a girl, they could have named us Chris and Alice, so that we would be Chris and Alice Chrisomalis . Fortunately for all concerned, they did not do so, because… … Phrontistery dictionary
