If you stepped into an elevator full of people speaking Hungarian, you might not recognize they were Hungarian unless you
spoke their language. However, the minute you opened your
mouth, they'd recognize you're not Hungarian.
It's the same with the big cats. If you overhear several of them
speaking, you might not recognize they're big cats. However, the
minute you opened your mouth they'd recognize you're not a big
cat, unless you spoke their lingo.
What are some differences between a big cat's growl and a little cat's insignificant hiss? One of the most blatant is euphemisms.
Big cats aren't afraid of real words. They call a spade a spade.
Words like toilet paper don't scare them. Little cats hide behind
bathroom tissue. If somebody is rich, big cats call it "rich." Little
cats, oh so embarrassed at the concept of talking about money in
polite company, substitute the word wealthy. When little cats use
a substitute word or euphemism, they might as well be saying,
"Whoops, you are better than I am. I'm in polite company now
and so I'll use the nicey-nice word."
Big cats are anatomically correct—no cutesy words for body
parts. They'll say "breasts" when they mean breasts. When they
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say "knockers," they mean decorative structures that hang on the
front door. And "family jewels" are in the safe on the wall.
If a big cat is ever in doubt about a word, he or she simply
resorts to French. If they feel the word buttocks is debatable, derriere will do quite nicely, thank you.