taboo avoidance
nounDefinitions
The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural…
The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear).
- It is believed that Slavic *medvědь (“bear”, literally “honey-eater”) replaced an earlier word because of taboo avoidance.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for taboo avoidance. 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