avoidance speech
nounEtymology
From avoidance + speech.
Definitions
a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects,…
a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for avoidance speech. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA