genteelism
noun
gen·teel·ism jen-ˈtē(l)-ˌli-zəm 
: a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common synonym
also : the use of genteelisms
Word History
Etymology
genteel + -ism
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
genteelism
noun
as in code word
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- code word
- nice-nellyism
- euphemism
- modernism
- idiom
- phrase
- colloquialism
- archaism
- neologism
- metaphor
- analogy
- expression
- provincialism
- cliché
- simile
- cliche
- circumlocution
- term
- motto
- locution
- slogan
- watchword
- shibboleth
- byword
- cry
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dysphemism