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This tag is for questions about words, terms, or phrases in Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

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Why is "cloth" an obscenity in Levin's "This Perfect Day"?

It appears that "cloth" refers to lies in the context of the culture. It might come from the use of the Yiddish word for every day clothing - shmata - that also can mean something discarded, worthless …
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