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1. accompany, v. View full entry ?1490
...intr. To associate, consort, or keep company with; (euphem.) to engage in sexual activity. Now arch. and rare....
2. accompany, v. View full entry 1532
...trans. To remain or stay with; to keep (a person) company; (euphem.) to engage in sexual activity with. Obs....
3. act, n. View full entry ?1532
...euphem. With the. The act of procreation; sexual intercourse. Cf. in the act (of)1act of love5....
4. address, n. View full entry 1861
...(of) no fixed address: (having) no permanent address (cf. no fixed abodeabode1). Freq. euphem., implying homelessness....
5. adjectival, adj. and n. View full entry 1907
...Used euphem. in place of an adjective regarded as an expletive, such as damned. Cf. adjective1c....
6. adjective, adj. and n. View full entry 1851
...Used euphem. in place of an expletive adjective. Cf. adjectival3, adjectived3....
7. adjective, adj. and n. View full entry 1888
...euphem. An expletive adjective. Obs.rare....
8. adjective, v. View full entry 1906
...trans.euphem. To swear at (a person, animal, or thing). Also occas. intr.: to swear. Cf. adjective1c....
9. adjectived, adj. View full entry 1869
...Used euphem. in place of an adjective regarded as an expletive, such as damned. Cf. adjective1c. Now rare....
10. adjectively, adv. View full entry 1907
...As an intensifier, euphem. indicating the use of a strong expletive. Cf. adjective3. Now rare....
11. adult, adj. and n. View full entry 1943
...orig. N. Amer. Suitable only for adults; used euphemistically to refer to a sexually explicit film, book, or the like; (in extended use) of, relating to, or dealing in such...
12. aerosol art in aerosol, n. View full entry 1988
...art produced (in public places) using aerosol spray paint; graffiti....
13. Alaska, n. View full entry 1869
... the fur of the skunk; (of a garment) made of this fur....
14. Alaska, n. View full entry 1873
... the fur of the otter; (of a garment) made of this fur....
15. amiss, adv., adj., and n. View full entry c1380
...Hence, euphem. Wrongly, in a wrong way....
16. amiss, adv., adj., and n. View full entry 1297
...to do, deal, or act amiss: to act erroneously, to err; euphem. to do wrong....
17. amiss, adv., adj., and n. View full entry 1477
...The or used subst. quasi ‘a doing amiss’ or ‘a thing which is amiss’; perhaps partly due to formal confusion between An error, fault, or misdeed; hence euphem....
18. ample, adj. View full entry 1548
...Of large superficial dimensions. Of persons: of large proportions; esp. in euphemistic use, of stout or well-covered women....
19. approach, v. View full entry 1611
...euphem. Of sexual relations. (intr. and trans.)...
20. arrangement, n. View full entry 1750
...euphem. An affair of gallantry, an amour....
