英会話でよく使うナチュラル表現(No.20) Power Up Your English: “Euphemism: Plus sized, Overweight”
Introduction:
Euphemism means:
A softer, more polite or less direct way to say something unpleasant, embarrassing, rude or sensitive. It is a “gentler expression”.
Instead of saying something too direct, we use a nicer or softer phrase.
Weight
Direct: Fat
➡️He is fat.
➡️She got fat after college.
Euphemism: Plus-sized; Overweight
➡️He is overweight.
➡️She is plus-sized.