| Noun | 1. | dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"jalopy, heap, bus - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" old man - an informal term for your father euphemism - an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive | |