There might be a common concept between this, chaff[1] and Steven Pinker's Euphemism Treadmill. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff_(countermeasure) https:

There might be a common concept between this, chaff[1] and Steven Pinker's Euphemism Treadmill. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff_(countermeasure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff_(countermeasure)