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Type: yago:Abstraction100002137yago:AuditoryCommunication107109019yago:Communication100033020yago:Euphemism106605046yago:Saying107151380yago:Speech107109196yago:WikicatEuphemisms New Facet based on Instances of this Class

On the Isle of Man, longtail is a euphemism used to denote a rat, as a relatively modern superstition has arisen that it is considered bad luck to mention this word. The origins of this superstition date to sea-taboos, where certain words and practices were not mentioned aboard ship, for fear of attracting bad luck (or bad weather). Local socially acceptable alternatives for the superstitious also include joey, ringie, queerfella, iron fella and roddan. Recently young people have also begun saying r-a-t, owing to the influence of English immigrants.