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**From the Middle English word ''avoiden'' and the Latin''evasionem''
 
**From the Middle English word ''avoiden'' and the Latin''evasionem''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
'''IPA''': /əˈvɔɪʒ(ə)n/ '''SAMPA''': /@"vOIZ@n/
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===Usage===
 
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* [[s:w:Bart the Fink|Bart the Fink]]
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* Kent Brockman - Uses this word on-air.
 
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===Notes===
 
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This is a reference to a William Shatner outtake where he argues with his director over "sabotage": "You say sabotage. I say sabot-age" (rhyming with the word ''badge'').
 
This is a reference to a William Shatner outtake where he argues with his director over "sabotage": "You say sabotage. I say sabot-age" (rhyming with the word ''badge'').
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Latest revision as of 08:44, March 5, 2020

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • The term avoision originated in the literature of the anti-taxation movement in the U.S. in the 1970s; it was coined to get around laws against advocating or providing advice relating to tax evasion.
  • From the words avoidance and evasion, both meaning: keeping away from or preventing from happening.
    • From the Middle English word avoiden and the Latinevasionem

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA: /əˈvɔɪʒən/ SAMPA: /@"vOIZ@n/

Definition[edit]

Avoision[edit]

verb plural:avoisions
  1. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

Usage[edit]

Used in[edit]

Used by[edit]

  • Kent Brockman - Uses this word on-air.

Quotes[edit]

"I don't say evasion, I say avoision."

Notes[edit]

This is a reference to a William Shatner outtake where he argues with his director over "sabotage": "You say sabotage. I say sabot-age" (rhyming with the word badge).