@Prof: sexing up and embellishing --- To be honest, I have difficulties in making distinctions between categories. For example, this definition of sexing up seems similar to the one of the euphemism. In essence both mean embellishing the reality.

Andrew Gilligan has just coined a more appealing term than "euphemism", which sounds too scientific, doesn't it? He plays for the gallery ! He seems like thanking: 'People love sex, so let us introduce "sex" all over in the good permissive English language!'.

Source author: Petru Dumitriu PetruD@diplomacy.edu