avoidance speech

English

Etymology

avoidance +‎ speech

Noun

avoidance speech (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) 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.

Synonyms

• avoidance language

Translations

mother-in-law language

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• German: Vermeidungssprache f
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can