Definition of 沖言葉 (おきことば)
おきことば
沖言葉
おきことば
okikotoba
noun
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euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
Other readings:
沖詞【おきことば】
Related Kanji
| 沖 | open sea, offing, rise high into sky |
| 言 | say, word |
| 葉 | leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece |
| 詞 | part of speech, words, poetry |