Is it possible to call people by their names by fear?

Some examples:

  • “The Wizard of Oz”, “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named” or “You-Know-Who” for Harry
  • Potter fame Him in the
  • Powerpuff Girls Any of the various monikers
  • for Yahweh possibly “She Who Must Be Obeyed”, for

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Taboo words are ignored because of some stigma.

What is called’stigma’? It’s usually cultural and arising out of can be fear (via cultural associations with bad magic or evil in the local religion, like devil or hell), disrespect (holy words that could be used blasphemously, peoples first names that you don’t know or who are older than you), sorrow (names of the recently dead (some cultures prohibit the reuse of names of the dead, but some, in the opposite of taboo, make sure to reuse the name

What taboo words are?

Answered on March 29, 2022.
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