Eschew
func: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eschiver (3d present eschiu) of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off -- more at SHY
: to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : SHUN
(thanx be to Merriam-Webster)
Popularised in the pop bumperstickerial phrase "Eschew Obfuscation"
When a conversational partner/adversary drops "eschew" into a conversation, a courteous response is of course "Gesundheit".
Then you wait for the oth' eschew to drop.
Eschew
According to dictionary.com: eschew \es-CHOO\, transitive verb: To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
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