- unmentionable disease
- a venereal diseaseStill the subject of taboo:... adding an unmentionable disease to the old lady's dossier of Wilt's faults. (Sharpe, 1979)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
unmentionable disease
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