Celine Asks Her Professor If She Can Give a Speech

Multiple Choice

Celine asks her professor if she can give a speech on "friends with benefits". The professor agrees, thinking the topic will be on the benefits of friendship. Much to the professor's surprise, the speech is about friends who have sex with one another. Celine's professor did not realize that Celine was using a ______________ to make the topic sounds less explicit.

A) euphemism
B) slang word
C) jargon term
D) metaphor