Here’s an example from me

If you want to de-normalize a nation’s state/government, call them

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a regime


Other examples include: hospital --> loony bin

Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize dysphemism are insults?

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    7 months ago

    Calling refugees “immigrants”

    Calling making an effort to be inclusive with people marginalised in some way, “woke”