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dirty word
dirty wordn.1. An obscene or vulgar word.2. A word, expression, or concept viewed as odious or intolerable: a feisty campaigner to whom "give up" was a dirty word.dirt′y word′ n. 1. a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity. 2. any word, name, or concept considered loathsome or unmentionable: “Lose” is a dirty word to this team. [1835–45] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dirty word - an offensive or indecent word or phrasevulgarism, obscenity, smut, filthfuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag, screw - slang for sexual intercoursecock, pecker, peter, dick, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penisdogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"chickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fearbawdry, bawdy - lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"scatology - a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or actiondickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, asshole, bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson, cocksucker, SOB, shit - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculouspeeing, pissing, pee, piss - informal terms for urination; "he took a pee"bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"poop, shit, shite, turd, crap, dirt - obscene terms for feces | | 2. | dirty word - a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | Translationsdirty word
dirty wordA word, phrase, or concept considered taboo or that is no longer approved of; something that has the potential to cause the same offense that an obscenity would. Ever since Jason won the lottery, he considers "work" to be a dirty word. When it comes to politics, "tax increases" might as well be a dirty word.See also: dirty, worddirty word 1. a swearword; an obscene or blasphemous word; a four-letter word. You are not allowed to use dirty words in your school essays. My aunt is offended by the use of dirty words. 2. something that is disliked or disapproved of. Since Tom broke off his engagement, his name is a dirty word in the village. Socialism is a dirty word in that house.See also: dirty, worda dirty word COMMON If something is a dirty word to someone, they disapprove of it and reject it. At the root of the company's problems was the misplaced belief that good products sell themselves. Marketing was a dirty word with them. Wolfe asks why `feminism' has become a dirty word, even among women.See also: dirty, worda dirty ˈword a thing or an idea that somebody finds unpleasant or offensive: Work is a dirty word to these lazy kids.See also: dirty, worddirty word n. a curse word; an informal word concerned with sex or excrement. Some kid got the microphone and yelled a dirty word into it. See also: dirty, worddirty word
Synonyms for dirty wordnoun an offensive or indecent word or phraseSynonyms- vulgarism
- obscenity
- smut
- filth
Related Words- fuck
- fucking
- nookie
- nooky
- piece of ass
- piece of tail
- roll in the hay
- screwing
- shtup
- ass
- shag
- screw
- cock
- pecker
- peter
- dick
- putz
- prick
- tool
- shaft
- dogshit
- horseshit
- Irish bull
- bullshit
- crap
- shit
- bull
- chickenshit
- bawdry
- bawdy
- scatology
- profanity
- dickhead
- mother fucker
- motherfucker
- asshole
- bastard
- son of a bitch
- whoreson
- cocksucker
- SOB
- peeing
- pissing
- pee
- piss
- bugger all
- Fanny Adams
- fuck all
- sweet Fanny Adams
- poop
- shite
- turd
- dirt
noun a word that is considered to be unmentionableRelated Words |