{"id":1051,"date":"2020-04-13T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2020-04-06T05:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T05:31:23","slug":"unlikely-euphemisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/unlikely-euphemisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Euphemisms You Probably Don't Know You're Using \ud83d\ude32"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/unlikely-euphemisms\/#Euphemisms_For_Food\" >Euphemisms For Food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/unlikely-euphemisms\/#Euphemisms_For_Bodily_Functions\" >Euphemisms For Bodily Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/unlikely-euphemisms\/#Euphemisms_for_Death\" >Euphemisms for Death<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/unlikely-euphemisms\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That\u2019s it for now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>What do you call this animal in your language?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023154\/bears.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023154\/bears.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023154\/bears-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you speak a Romance language, you probably thought of a word that sounds like the Romanian word, <em>urs<\/em>. If you speak a Slavic language, you probably thought of something like the Serbian word, <em>medved<\/em>. And if you speak a Germanic language, you probably thought of a word that sounds like \u201cbear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, only urs actually means \u201cbear.\u201d  Medved literally means \u201cthe honey-eater\u201d and bear \u201cthe brown one\u201d! Why did the Germanic and Slavic peoples come up with these indirect names for the animal?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re reminded of how characters in <em>Harry Potter<\/em> usually called Voldemort, \u201cYou Know Who,\u201d you\u2019re on the right track! Unlike Romance language-speakers, the Germanic and Slavic people lived closer to bears and therefore had more reason to fear them.<\/p>\n<p>So instead of calling bears by their name (and, god forbid, seeing one appear before their eyes!), they referred to them with these nicer-sounding names or \u201ceuphemisms.\u201d With time, bears stopped being a constant threat to our existence, so the word \u201cbear\u201d also lost its euphemistic nature.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019re still surrounded by euphemisms like this in everyday life!<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Euphemisms_For_Food\"><\/span>Euphemisms For Food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Have you ever wondered why we call the chicken and turkey thighs, \u201cdrumsticks,\u201d instead of just \u201cthighs\u201d?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023142\/drumsticks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"341\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023142\/drumsticks.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023142\/drumsticks-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><br \/>\nIt turns out that words like \u201cthigh\u201d and \u201cleg\u201d were considered <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2012\/11\/19\/fowl-talk-for-thanksgiving\/#more-1888\">inappropriate<\/a> in the 19th century, so they were called \u201cdrumsticks\u201d instead.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, we no longer need to worry about offending someone when we ask for \u201cchicken thighs,\u201d but there are still foods that are referred to euphemistically. For example, a friend from the U.S. state of Montana once told me that people there eat something called \u201cRocky Mountain Oysters.\u201d This seems like an oxymoron; after all, there can\u2019t be oysters on a mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, this is a euphemism for deep-fried bull testicles:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023211\/rocky-mountain-oysters-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023211\/rocky-mountain-oysters.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023211\/rocky-mountain-oysters-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023211\/rocky-mountain-oysters-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Euphemisms_For_Bodily_Functions\"><\/span>Euphemisms For Bodily Functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>We all know that there are many euphemisms for things we do in a bathroom: \u201ctake a leak,\u201d \u201ctake a dump,\u201d \u201cdo your business,\u201d \u201cnature\u2019s calling,\u201d and \u201cgo to the bathroom\u201d are just a few examples.<\/p>\n<p>But did you know that \u201cbathroom\u201d is, itself, a euphemism? After all, most things we do in a bathroom don\u2019t involve bathing. The word bathroom came about in the U.S. in the 20th century, when the words \u201ctoilet\u201d and \u201clavatory\u201d went out of fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, \u201ctoilet\u201d and \u201clavatory\u201d had been euphemisms too. Before the mid-1800s, a \u201ctoilet\u201d was a room where people got dressed and \u201clavatory\u201d was where people washed themselves.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the U.S., \u201ctoilet\u201d and \u201clavatory\u201d were soon replaced with even nicer-sounding words like \u201cbathroom,\u201d \u201crestroom,\u201d \u201cladies\u2019 room\u201d and \u201cmen\u2019s room.\u201d (British English-speakers still use toilet though! And you\u2019ll still see the term \u201clavatory\u201d used to refer to airplane bathrooms.)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023145\/toilet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"379\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023145\/toilet.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023145\/toilet-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><br \/>\nI\u2019ve always wondered if people would stop being uncomfortable talking about normal body functions. I guess 500+ years of history shows that that\u2019s not going to happen. We'll just have more and more words for toilet in the future! \ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd\ud83d\udebd<\/p>\n<p>But enough on toilets. Did you know that the word \u201cshit\u201d was originally a euphemism? It comes from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/shit#etymonline_v_23415\">ancient word<\/a> meaning \u201cto cut or split,\u201d referring to the idea that something separates from the body. And this isn\u2019t the only word for poop that means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/excrement\">separation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s time for the most depressing part of this post: euphemisms for death.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Euphemisms_for_Death\"><\/span>Euphemisms for Death<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As most of us probably know, English-speakers prefer to use phrases like \u201cpass away,\u201d \u201ckick the bucket,\u201d or (in the case of war or disaster) \u201cperish\u201d instead of \u201cdie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But did you know that \u201ccemetery\u201d is a euphemism? It comes from the Greek word for \u201csleeping place.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023151\/cemetery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"404\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023151\/cemetery.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/04\/03023151\/cemetery-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><br \/>\nThis comparison of death to sleep is similar to how we put our pets \u201cto sleep\u201d when we want to release them from suffering.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That\u2019s it for now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Which euphemisms were you most surprised by? Which do you think you\u2019ll share with your students? At any rate, hope you enjoyed learning about this and keep an eye out for any more euphemisms in your everyday life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you call this animal in your language? If you speak a Romance language, you probably thought of a word that sounds like the Romanian word, urs. 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