How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. Euphemania traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.


As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, Euphemania is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.

• We started tracking this book on February 14, 2011.
• This book was $11.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 62 times in the past 5,328 days.
• The current price of this book is $12.99 last checked 4 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $2.99.
• The lowest price to date was $2.99 last reached on September 12, 2025.
• This book has been $2.99 23 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $19.99 last reached on September 13, 2025.
• This book has been $19.99 6 times since we started tracking it.

• Politics & Social SciencesPhilosophyLogic & Language
• FranceWords, Language & Grammar(Current)Etymology
• FranceDictionaries & Thesauruses(Current)
• France

• Publication Date: April 8, 2025
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 271 Pages
• File Size: 24 KB