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People do not seem to understand this category. A lot of the terms categorized into it are, properly, merely pejoratives, i.e., meant to disparage. By contrast, a dysphemism is a term with obvious negative connotations used without any disparaging intent. "Shit on a shingle", the US military slang term for chipped beef on toast, is a good example; calling your laser printer a "tree-killer" is another. Daniel Case (talk) 20:11, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
