Language users often turn to euphemistic replacements in order to minimize the possible risks of those forbidden terms or phrases which are deemed too explicit or insulting for a given social circumstance. Hence, euphemism is a linguistic and cultural phenomenon that English speakers are familiar with as an indirect and polite strategy to deal with taboo topics. It is utilized as a substitute for subjects considered to be vulgar in social context. We use language to communicate and euphemism is a proper language style that people pursue in social communication in order to reach an ideal communication effect. The main purpose of this paper, therefore, is to shed light on the semantic and stylistic aspects of euphemisms in English

euphemisms, semantics, stylistics