History UnusualEuphemism / LiveActionFilms

* A young Creator/ThoraBirch brought us "yabbos" as a completely unbelievable euphemism for breasts in ''Film/HocusPocus''.
** The word for "apple" in every Slavic language is something like "yabloko." It's not hard to get to "yabbo," and then "yabbos."
** According to [[http://www.imdb.com/search/text?realm=title&field=quotes&q=Yabbos IMDB]], "yabbos" was used in ''National Lampoon's Film/AnimalHouse'' for breasts in the phrase "major-league yabbos."

** This euphemism is carried over into Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers -- Ukraine's large bereasts are often referred to (even in canon) as her 'tracts of land'.

** According to [[http://www.imdb.com/search/text?realm=title&field=quotes&q=Yabbos IMDB]], "yabbos" was used in ''National Lampoon's Film/AnimalHouse for breasts in the phrase "major-league yabbos."

* In a TV edit, one of the best lines from ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' was edited with... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis very]] [[LargeHam poor]] [[IncomingHam enunciation]]. Poor Doc Brown goes from "excited" to "hyperactive teenage girl".

-->'''Petey:''' I don't want to be the one to break y'alls hearts, but Sunshine's from California.\\
'''Girl:''' Yeah, a California dreamboat.\\

** Also played with when Zaphod is running around, yelling "Hummakavula!" Once the group meets the character, Arthur says, "So that's Hummakavula. I thought [Zaphod] was just swearing."

* In one of the more famous examples that has since passed into common usage, the king of Swamp Castle in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' makes repeated reference to his son's fiance's "huge...tracts of land". Amusingly enough, he meant it literally at first (this being the reason he arranged the marriage in the first place), then began using the phrase euphemistically while expounding on her other...* ahem* ...assets.
** This euphemism is carried over into Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers -- Ukraine's GagBoobs are often referred to (even in canon) as her 'tracts of land'.

* The on the [[Quotes/UnusualEuphemism Quotes page]] from ''Film/TheLonelyGuy'' is a subversion in which Steve Martin's character is writing a romance novel. It's supposed to illustrate how awkward he is at romance in general.

** when Ralphie's father is fighting with the furnace, or about anything else, he utters a string of gibberish which could sound like curses. Evidently, they listened to those bits over and over, slowed down and speeded up, to make sure there weren't any dirty words sounded out by mistake or otherwise.

* Used for an OverlyLongGag in ''Film/CarryOnDick'' (1974) where the others are repeatedly trying to explain to a reverend that the only known fact about highwayman Dick Turpin is that he has a big ''(bleep)''. The Reverend's reply would indicate that an UnusualEuphemism had been used, and that he was ComicallyMissingThePoint; e.g. "I cannot believe it's Jake the Woodcutter, for he's the only one around here with a big chopper!" To be fair; [[spoiler:the Reverend's replies were probably a case of ObfuscatingStupidity since he ''was'' Dick Turpin.]]

* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''

* In [[UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} Om Shanti Om]] Om Kapoor frequently yells "Fish!" instead of the more obvious alternative.

-->'''Dale:''' I'm sorry, that sounded really mean... just to hear that, that sounded really mean.
-->'''Saul:''' No, I see. The monkey's out of the bottle now!
-->'''Dale:''' What? That's not even... a figure of speech.
-->'''Saul:''' Pandora can't go back into the box - he only comes out.