Where Euphemisms Go To Die

(My cousin is a ninth-grader.)

Cousin: “So, we had to read an article about whether it’s okay to kill sick people who want to die.”

Me: “Oh, euthanasia?”

Cousin: “Wait; what’s ‘euthanasia’?”

Me: “Like, if someone’s old and sick, and wants to die, a doctor can help them.”

Cousin: “Wait, then what’s ‘euphemism’?”

Me: “Like, a phrase: over the hill, kicked the bucket, done the dirty, gone to the farm.”

Cousin: *giggling* “Glad I didn’t use ‘euthanasia,’ then, ’cause I got those backwards!”