| 词汇 | taboo words |
| 词源 | taboo words. Numerous everyday words are avoided by mountain folk whenever possible because they suggest “lustful ideas.” They include, often for no clear reason: bed, tail, stock- ing, piece, maiden, bag, buck, bitch, virgin, buckshot, bullfrog, cockeyed, cocksure, and even love, heart, and decent. |
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