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Meanings
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sailor's euphemisms; taboo words at sea
Superstitious euphemisms used by sailors to avoid bad luck, such as calling sardines 'sundries' or whales 'Ebisu'. A specialized cultural term.
Fishermen used sailor's euphemisms to try to avoid poor catches.
In sailor's euphemisms, whales are sometimes called 'Ebisu'.