youthemism

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noun

A euphemism that is used to appeal to older individuals, to make them feel younger.

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Meanings

nounyouthemism (plural youthemisms)

plural youthemisms

  1. rareslangA euphemism that is used to appeal to older individuals, to make them feel younger.

    FRIG: A “youthemism” to be used only when little old ladies are present. Considered a little ...

    2000, Marv Rubinstein, Net-wit.com: A Smorgasbord of E-mail and Internet Wit Blended with Humorous Incidents from the Author's Wild and Wooly Life, Schreiber Pub, →ISBN, page 219
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    We should seek to convert the American from the search for cosmetic "youthemisms" for growing old such as "Golden Agers" to acceptance of old age's vicissitudes, inevitability, and pleasures. The union program for the laborer begins with the ...

    1960, Ruth Margaret White, Library Service to an Aging Population: An Institute

Origin

Blend of youth + euphemism.

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APA

youthemism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthemism

MLA

“youthemism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthemism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthemism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthemism.

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