Comment by bondarchuk
Comment by bondarchuk 4 days ago
Ah yes, raw dogging.
Comment by bondarchuk 4 days ago
Ah yes, raw dogging.
Dysphemism isn't an innovation, it's been around a long time. It simply means the opposite of a euphemism. Where a euphemism is a nicer way of saying something, a dysphemism is a worse or derogatory way of saying something. E.g. Referring to your car as a "banger"
This kind of linguistic innovation is called a “dysphemism”, apparently. The Wikipedia entry for “dysphemism” was quite enlightening.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/style/rawdog-flights-term...