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What is the etymology behind the euphemism “The Troubles”? [closed]
“Be mother” - Etymology and usageWhat is the etymology behind the phrase “bad dope”?What is the etymology of butyraceous?Euphemism for fundamental conflict between two things?What is the story behind the word “Mahjong”?What is the antonym for euphemism?When did “Happy ending” get used as a euphemism?Why is the euphemism “comfort women” so heavily used?Was “Seamstress” used as a euphemism for sex workers in real life?Euphemism for selfish
What is the etymology or history behind the euphemism "The Troubles" for the unrest/civil war in Northern Ireland?
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What is the etymology or history behind the euphemism "The Troubles" for the unrest/civil war in Northern Ireland?
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What is the etymology or history behind the euphemism "The Troubles" for the unrest/civil war in Northern Ireland?
etymology idioms euphemisms
etymology idioms euphemisms
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asked Mar 21 at 7:45
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“The Troubles” is not a euphemism, that is the name for that specific ethnic and religious conflict. The “Flight of Wild Geese” is similarily, not a euphemism, but the name for a historic event. It is poetic, but most names attempt to be. Historically it is not the first period called “The Troubles” relating to Ireland, that phrase has been used to refer to periods of rebellion in Ireland going back to the 1600s at least (which resulted in the aforementioned Flight of Wild Geese). Ireland is not unique in this either, the period of Russian history after Tsar Ivan Grozny is also called the “Time of Troubles”, during which there was constant civil war, political instability and a lack of a true, recognized government. This usage of the word “troubles” to refer to political chaos is fairly old.
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It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
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“The Troubles” is not a euphemism, that is the name for that specific ethnic and religious conflict. The “Flight of Wild Geese” is similarily, not a euphemism, but the name for a historic event. It is poetic, but most names attempt to be. Historically it is not the first period called “The Troubles” relating to Ireland, that phrase has been used to refer to periods of rebellion in Ireland going back to the 1600s at least (which resulted in the aforementioned Flight of Wild Geese). Ireland is not unique in this either, the period of Russian history after Tsar Ivan Grozny is also called the “Time of Troubles”, during which there was constant civil war, political instability and a lack of a true, recognized government. This usage of the word “troubles” to refer to political chaos is fairly old.
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
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It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
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“The Troubles” is not a euphemism, that is the name for that specific ethnic and religious conflict. The “Flight of Wild Geese” is similarily, not a euphemism, but the name for a historic event. It is poetic, but most names attempt to be. Historically it is not the first period called “The Troubles” relating to Ireland, that phrase has been used to refer to periods of rebellion in Ireland going back to the 1600s at least (which resulted in the aforementioned Flight of Wild Geese). Ireland is not unique in this either, the period of Russian history after Tsar Ivan Grozny is also called the “Time of Troubles”, during which there was constant civil war, political instability and a lack of a true, recognized government. This usage of the word “troubles” to refer to political chaos is fairly old.
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
493
It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
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“The Troubles” is not a euphemism, that is the name for that specific ethnic and religious conflict. The “Flight of Wild Geese” is similarily, not a euphemism, but the name for a historic event. It is poetic, but most names attempt to be. Historically it is not the first period called “The Troubles” relating to Ireland, that phrase has been used to refer to periods of rebellion in Ireland going back to the 1600s at least (which resulted in the aforementioned Flight of Wild Geese). Ireland is not unique in this either, the period of Russian history after Tsar Ivan Grozny is also called the “Time of Troubles”, during which there was constant civil war, political instability and a lack of a true, recognized government. This usage of the word “troubles” to refer to political chaos is fairly old.
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
493
“The Troubles” is not a euphemism, that is the name for that specific ethnic and religious conflict. The “Flight of Wild Geese” is similarily, not a euphemism, but the name for a historic event. It is poetic, but most names attempt to be. Historically it is not the first period called “The Troubles” relating to Ireland, that phrase has been used to refer to periods of rebellion in Ireland going back to the 1600s at least (which resulted in the aforementioned Flight of Wild Geese). Ireland is not unique in this either, the period of Russian history after Tsar Ivan Grozny is also called the “Time of Troubles”, during which there was constant civil war, political instability and a lack of a true, recognized government. This usage of the word “troubles” to refer to political chaos is fairly old.
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
493
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
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answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
493
answered Mar 21 at 9:56
LoganRokuLoganRoku
493
493
It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
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It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
It is a civil war, more or less. Troubles usually don't mean that people are killed, do it?
– d-b
Mar 22 at 13:17
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