The gentle thesaurus

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This one should be easy. Take a potentially offensive word and 'soften' it:

Cheap - price sensitive

Clumsy - locomotively challenged

Cynical - optimistically restrained; see Spooky Writer
 

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churlish - shadow- side awareness

blowhard - a person who does not believe in hiding his/her perceived accomplishments
 
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Angry - happiness impaired

Ugly- Beautifically challenged

Stupid - uninhibited by logic or the demands of reality :)
 

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Oh! Pardon me....I saw the title 'The Gentle Thesaurus' and thought it was some sort of kinky peep show. You know....with animals.....


Sorry....carry on.

*backs out through door, closing it gently*
 

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Flashlight - An exhibitionist with small 'bulbs'.


Oh, wait.....that's the opposite of the way the game is supposed to be played.

Sorrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy
 
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Lord of Darkness - Dclary?

Dammit.....that's still wrong!

*sigh* We need an 'ugly' thesaurus.
 
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