Euphemism Buster: Difference between revisions

It generally comes in two versions: Ditz and Intentional. Ditz version is just the person figuring it out for himself. Intentional being the euphemism is too insulting/obvious or the character simply doesn't care, and so busts the euphemism.

 

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[Scrubs]]''

'''Elliot''': Carla, there's people! }}

'''Jamie''': Genetic Legacy? ''It's sperm.'' Every kid in grade school knows that. Helps make babies, you know? }}

* ''[[Dollhouse]]''

'''Topher''': I prefer man-reaction. }}

* In ''[[Lost]]'' this overlaps with [[Censorship by Spelling]]. Hurley doesn't want to talk about the dead in front of a kid (Walt), so he spells it out:

'''Walt''': B-O-D-I-E-S. }}

* On ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', a parody of a PBS ''Frontline'' documentary has the narrator (a white man) [[Content Warnings|warn viewers]]:

'''Narrator''': There, I said it. }}

* A variant from an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':

'''Faith''': Yeah, plus all the screwing. }}

 

== Film ==

* From ''[[Mallrats]]'':

'''Brodie''': What? Like '''fucking'''? }}

* Scar has to backtrack and Euphemism Bust ''himself'' in ''[[The Lion King]]'' thanks to [[The Ditz|dumb hyenas]]:

'''Scar''': No, you fool, we're going to kill him. }}

 

== Web Original ==

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'':

'''Tristan''': "Oooooooh, that's what you meant...!" }}

 

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''

'''Patrick''': Oh, I thought he was dead.

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