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Re: 19th century euphemisms?
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I look forward to seeing how this goes. I always took "outrage" in the sense that it was something someone did. In other words they had "committed an outrage on the person of John or Jane Doe". I suppose that leaves a lot of wiggle room because it could also mean they committed outrage on property etc.

Also, I tend to think of insult as verbal in nature, whether lies or slander or the simple old "yo mama is so ugly..." jokes. I guess it also means any action on property that could be insulting. Say somebody sprayed graffiti on Church a wall. That could be an insult. (I lean toward outrage though LOL).

Webster says...

Insult:
to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
synonyms see offend

Outrage
1 : an act of violence or brutality
2 a : injury, insult b : an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste
3 : the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult

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