Folk (false) etymology is the mistaken motivation due to
the fancied analogy of borrowings with well-known
native words. Such  etymologies  often have the feel of 
urban legends , and can be much more colorful and
fanciful than the typical etymologies found I dictionaries.
- The word «picnic» did not originate as an abbreviation
of «pick a nigger», a phrase falsely claimed to have been
used by white families at community lynchings in the
19th century. «Picnic» comes from 17th-century French
piquenique, which is of uncertain origin.
- «Golf» did not originate as an acronym of «Gentlemen
Only, Ladies Forbidden». The word’s true origin is from
Dutch kolf which means ‘club’
- Some falsely believe that the word coma originates
from Cessation /seˈseɪʃn/ Of Motor Activity
(Припинення рухової активності). Although this
describes the condition of coma, this is not the true
derivation. The word is actually derived from the Greek
kōma, meaning deep sleep.
- «innocent»: often wrongly believed to have the original
meaning of «not knowing», as if it came from Latin
noscere (to know); in fact it comes from nocere (to
harm), so the primary sense is «harmless».
- «Woman» did not originate from «woven from man».
It came from the Old English «wiffmann», meaning
«female person». «Wermann», the word for a male, was
shortened to «mann» (now it is spelled «man»), and
«wiffman» was developed into «woman.»
picnic ← pick a nigger ← Fr. Piquenique
golf ← «Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden» ← Dutch
kolf ‘club’
coma ← Cessation Of Motor Activity ← Greek kōma
‘deep sleep’
innocent ← not knowing ← harmless
woman ← «woven from man» ← Old English wiffmann
‘female person’
Euphemism is “the substitution of a mild, indirect or
vague term for one considered to be
harsh, blunt, or offensive”. Sometimes called
doublespeak, a euphemism is a word or
phrase which pretends to communicate but doesn’t. It
makes the bad seem good, the
negative seem positive, the unnatural seem natural, the
unpleasant seem attractive, or at
least tolerable. It is language which avoids, shifts or
denies responsibility. It conceals or prevents thought.
A FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC - This is one of
the fairly amusing
everyday euphemisms and is used to suggest that
somebody is a little bit intellectually challenged 
Exotic Dancer – stripper
Son of a biscuit - …
Bone Orchard – cementary
Reversal of Fortune, Making a Floor Pizza, Yodeling
Groceries - vomiting. 
Black and Decker Pecker Wreckers - Also known as
braces. 
California Widow - Woman separated from her husband,
but not divorced. 
Circling the Drain - a hospital term for a dying patient. 
Doing the Funky Chicken - Gotta use the bathroom
Step on a Frog,  Drop a Rose, Break Wind - To pass gas
loudly
Salad Dodger- fatty
Bend an Elbow – have a drink