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
genteelisms
noun
as in code words
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- code words
- nice-nellyisms
- provincialisms
- idioms
- euphemisms
- modernisms
- phrases
- colloquialisms
- archaisms
- neologisms
- circumlocutions
- metaphors
- clichés
- expressions
- analogies
- similes
- terms
- cliches
- locutions
- slogans
- mottoes
- watchwords
- shibboleths
- bywords
- mottos
- cries
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dysphemisms