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俚语 uphamism
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uphamism

A vague comment designed to express an otherwise direct statement.
to "pass away" is a uphamism for "to die"

upham

1) Referring to Timothy E. Upham, the character from Saving Private Ryan. A noncombatant translator, Upham was shy, somewhat soft, gullible, and generally a coward in combat. The outcast of the squad, he was more of a burden than a productive member.

2) A person who exhibits Upham-like qualities; the cancer of the team, or one who draggs down those who he's supposed to help, although unintentionally.
1) Cpl. Upham- "I looked up "fubar" in the German dictionary and there's no fubar in there."

2) He was a real Upham during the airsoft game, he hid behind a wall and let his teammates do the fighting and individually get picked off when he could've been saving thier asses.
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