litotes

lie + quotes(kind of similar to euphemism too)

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light out... instead of (en)lightening the situation you are taking the light(LITE) out(OTE) of it by undertating the gravity of the situation

Can be read as- light out. To call night a Light Out is a litotes.

litotes=light quotes......"HE IS NO MORE" is a litotes by the church people after buring him in the earth...instead of saying."MAR GAYA SALA!!!"...:)

totes => toe => under => understatement

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litotes = lit (little) + quotes..