This paper describes an exercise I use in my introductory sociology classes that introduces students to language and the social construction of reality process. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is widely taught in introductory sociology classes and suggests that we perceive the world in terms of our own language, and that individual languages produce different and distinct realities for those who speak them; it holds that the reality we experience is unique to our own language. However, there is a need to make students cognizant of how words within our own language are used to structure social reality. The goal of this exercise is to familiarize beginning students of sociology with euphemisms and how they are used in everyday life, and to stimulate thinking and discussion on the power of language and its relationship to social reality. A group activity is used to introduce students to euphemisms. I=ll discuss theoretical and teaching literature on language as well as euphemisms first, and return to the actual procedure later.