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dirty word

DEFINITIONS OF: dirty word

1

n an offensive or indecent word or phrase

Synonyms:
filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism
Types:
bawdry, bawdy
lewd or obscene talk or writing
scatology
a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
Type of:
profanity
vulgar or irreverent speech or action

n a word that is considered to be unmentionable

“`failure' is a dirty word to him”
Type of:
word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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