Euphemism

"Euphemism" in Korean

돌려 말하기

dollyeo malhagi

(use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive)

완곡어

wan'gogeo

(word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way)

완곡어법

wan'gogeobeop

(use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive)

완곡한 표현

wan'gokhan pyohyeon

(word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.