curse word
noun
: a profane or obscene oath or word : curse, swear word
Eisenhower could swear as eloquently as most sergeants, but he went easy on the curse words in mixed company.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Atlanta police discovered the symbol as well as a curse word and an anti-gay slur spray-painted at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, where the rainbow display has become an emblem of pride for the city’s LGBTQ community. Caroline Silva, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Barnes yells the line — a single curse word — across the room to Arrison. Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 But for curse word text-replacements, just put the same exact word in both fields. Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021 In the middle of its legal battle, the company fired the employee who initially called the union, for using a curse word in a private meeting with his district manager. Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021 As the story goes at El Charro, founder Monica Flin accidentally dropped a burrito into the fryer one day and began to mutter a famous Mexican curse word. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021 There was something about hearing your elderly uncle on television whip out this curse word that was very entertaining. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2021 Gabe Nir reacted by shouting a curse word, the shock clear in his voice. Washington Post, 15 July 2021 Most people in Pope’s position would’ve just driven away, maybe rolling down the window to shout a curse word or two in the process, but still following some internet elder’s sage advice to not feed the trolls. Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021 See More
Caroline Silva, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Barnes yells the line — a single curse word — across the room to Arrison. Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 But for curse word text-replacements, just put the same exact word in both fields. Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021 In the middle of its legal battle, the company fired the employee who initially called the union, for using a curse word in a private meeting with his district manager. Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021 As the story goes at El Charro, founder Monica Flin accidentally dropped a burrito into the fryer one day and began to mutter a famous Mexican curse word. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021 There was something about hearing your elderly uncle on television whip out this curse word that was very entertaining. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2021 Gabe Nir reacted by shouting a curse word, the shock clear in his voice. Washington Post, 15 July 2021 Most people in Pope’s position would’ve just driven away, maybe rolling down the window to shout a curse word or two in the process, but still following some internet elder’s sage advice to not feed the trolls. Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above