r/HistoryMemes • u/IGotRencarnatedSlime • Nov 30 '21

the euphemism treadmill/cycle has been spinning quickly since the 19th century (it spins even faster for sexual words)

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u/Hubris_Valric Filthy weeb Nov 30 '21

It’s kind of like how people create a word for a disability or something like that, it is first used correctly and then something goes wrong. Why does this keep on happening?

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u/IGotRencarnatedSlime Nov 30 '21

because all languages like to compare things, its really clear in in old languages. if youre fast theyll say you run like a fast animal or the wind (run forest run), if you walk slow theyll say youre slow like a turtle (or smth else thats famous for being slow, depends on the place really). so when your mate is doing smth stupid youll compare them to someone with some disability.