730: Dysphemistic Swearing (C.W.5) Dec 6, 2016
A euphemism is used to talk about something that is regarded as
uncomfortable or unpleasant whilst acknowledging that it was unpleasant.
Have you ever though wondered what the opposite of euphemism is? Even
if you haven't had that thought as such , most people know the desire to
emphasize when something is truly unpleasant, so unpleasant as to
warrant the breaking of social rules. In these certain circumstances,
'dysphemisms' are used. In that way, rather than saying, "I stepped in
dog-feces", to make it very clear that the situation is unfavorable,
choose, "I stepped in dog-shit" or "dog-crap".