lexical taboo avoidance

cultural

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A Japanese cultural practice of substituting auspicious words for ones with unlucky or finalistic connotations — お開き for 'ending,' 当たる for 'to lose (at weddings, to avoid 失う or 負ける),' etc. Driven by 言霊 (word-spirit) beliefs.

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