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

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


Answer: C

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