Circumlocution

Circumlocution is the utilization of verbose and evasive language to avoid direct expression of thoughts. "Circumlocution is usually regarded as a stylistic vice in contemporary prose," as well as for comic effect (Nordquist, n.d.).

1. Pass away - Die	51. Air support - Bombing
2. Correctional facility - Jail	52. Antipersonnel weapon - Killer
3. Differently-abled - Handicapped	53. Interpret the mood - Appropriate (verb)
4. Ethnic cleansing - Genocide	54. Artificial dentures - False teeth
5. Negative patient outcome - Dead	55. Assault - Rape
6. Relocation center - Prison camp	56. Asylum - Mental hospital
7. Collateral damage - Accidental death	57. At liberty - Out of work
8. Letting someone go - Firing someone	58. Act of God - Disaster
9. Put to sleep - Euthanize	59. Aversion therapy - Brainwash
10. Pregnancy termination - Abortion	60. End of the ball game - Death
11. On the streets - Homeless	61. Barnyard epithet - swear words
12. Adult beverages - Liquor	62. Beverage host - Bartender
13. Au natural - Naked	63. Bilateral orchidectomy - Castration
14. Portly - Overweight	64. In one’s birthday suit - Nude
15. Chronologically-challenged - Late	65. Born on the wrong side of the blanket - Love child
16. Economical with the truth - Liar	66. Loose bowel movement - Diarrhea
17. Between jobs - Unemployed	67. Body count - Number of dead people
18. Domestic engineer - Maid	68. Break off contact with the enemy - Retreat
19. Sanitation engineer - Garbage man	69. Brief illness - Suicide
20. Along the lines of - Like	70. Broad-beamed - Fat
21. As a matter of fact - In fact	71. The big C - Cancer

22. At all times - Always	72. Capital punishment - Death penalty
23. At the present time - Now	73. Cash advance - Debt
24. At this point in time - Currently	74. Funeral director - Undertaker
25. Because of the fact that - Because	75. Categorical inaccuracy - Lie
26. By means of - By	76. Casualty - Victim
27. Draw to your attention - Point out	77. Cloakroom - Lavatory
28. Due to the fact that - Because	78. Colored - Mixed ancestry
29. For the purpose of - For	79. Combat emplacement evacuator - Shovel
30. For the reason that - Because	80. Comfort station - Public toilet
31. Have the ability to - Can	81. Confidence course - Obstacle course
32. In light of the fact that - Because	82. Confidential source - Informer
33. In order to - To	83. Conflict - War
34. In regards to - About	84. Convalescent hospital - Nursing home
35. In spite of the fact that - Although	85. Cover story - Lie
36. In the event that - If	86. Covert operation - Break-in
37. In the final analysis - Finally	87. Criminal conversation - Adultery
38. In the nature of - Like	88. Criminal operation - Abortion
39. In the neighborhood of - About	89. Culturally deprived - Poor
40. Make decisions about - Decide on	90. Deep-six - To destroy evidence
41. On two separate occasion - Twice	91. Deluxe - First-class
42. The level of water rose - The water rose	92. Detainee - Prisoner
43. The majority of - Most	93. Detention - Imprisonment without trial
44. People who are located in - People in	94. Dispatch - Kill
45. The pie that is included in - The pie in	95. Droppings - Animal litter
46. Until such time as - Until	96. Earth-sheltered - Underground

47. With reference to - On	97. Embroider the truth - Lie
48. As a rule of thumb - In general	98. Emerging nation - Underdeveloped nation
49. General circulation of air - Wind	99. Executive action - Neutralization
50. Of a certain age - Mature	100. Festival seating - General admission

Sources:

Nordquist, R. (n.d.). Circumlocution. Retrieved in March 23, 2015 from

http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/circumlocution.htm

Rawson, H. (1981). A dictionary of euphemisms & other doubletalk. New York: Crown Publishers,

Inc.

Your Dictionary (n.d.). Examples of euphemism. Retrieved in March 23, 2015 from

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-euphemism.html