Bit of help plesase Guys?

[fjp999]

What's euphemism? Can you give me an example? I looked it up in the dictionary, but I don't understand.

From the Dictionary :

Euphemism :

an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh;

Sexual intercourse was once a euphemism derived from the more general term intercourse by itself, which simply meant "meeting" but now is normally used as a synonym for the longer phrase, thus making the town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania, a subject of jokes in modern usage.

This town is on the other side of Pennsylvania from me.

As with the nearby towns of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, Blue Ball, and Paradise, Pennsylvania, Intercourse is a popular site for tourists on account of its location in "Amish country"... the movie Witness was filmed in Intercourse

The "baseball metaphors for sex" are perhaps the most famous and widely-used set of polite euphemisms for sex and relationship behavior in the U.S. The metaphors encompass terms like "hitting it off" for a good start to relationship, "Striking out" for being unlucky with a love interest, and "running the bases" for progressing sexually in a relationship. The "bases" themselves, from first to third, stand for various levels of sexual activity from French kissing to "petting", itself a euphemism for manual genital stimulation, all of which is short of "scoring" or "coming home", sexual intercourse. "Hitting a home run" describes sex during the first date, "batting both ways" (also "switch-hitting") or "batting for the other team" describes bisexuality or homosexuality respectively, and "stealing bases" refers to initiating new levels of sexual contact without invitation. Baseball-related euphemisms also abound for the "equipment"; "Bat and balls" are a common reference to the male genitalia, while "glove" or "mitt" can refer to the female anatomy.

[marshlander]

Loaded gun with a rubber cap.

What's euphemism? Can you give me an example? I looked it up in the dictionary, but I don't understand. ...

"Loaded gun with a rubber cap" - it sounds like you do understand it after all presumably your weapon is cocked and ready?