sushi (archaic women's language)
Archaic term used historically by women, especially in the Edo period, as a euphemistic or elegant word for sushi. Modern Japanese uses おすし or すし.
See also: 御す文字
Women in the Edo period called sushi 'sumoji'.
「おすもじ」は、すしを上品に言い換えた女房詞の一つだ。
'Osumoji' is one of the court-lady words that elegantly rephrased sushi.
sushi (archaic polite)
Archaic spelling using 文字 for the もじ part; the word itself is archaic.
Alternate archaic spelling with 酢 (vinegar) explicitly written.
Derived from すし (sushi) by replacing the second syllable し with もじ, a pattern seen in court-lady words (女房詞). The kanji 文字 (moji) is used phonetically for もじ.