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noun
An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one.
is a specific kind of: expression, locution, saying.
is a broader term that covers: bus, heap, jalopy | old man.
is the opposite of: euphemism.
derivation: dysphemistic.
Dutch: dysfemisme
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