TBT: The Etymology of Charientism
Etymology
Noun
Charientism
(rhetoric, rare) A figure of speech wherein an insult is disguised as or softened by a jest. n. A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace...
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