C-word
/ˈsiːwəːd/noun
1The word ‘cunt’, usually euphemism with reference to its taboo status. Chiefly with the.
2Any of various words having c as their initial letter, which are regarded in a particular context as contentious or taboo; specifically the word ‘cancer’. Chiefly with the.
Origin
1970s. From C + word. Compare earlier F-word.
- under plain cover
- underplant
- underplay
- underplot
- underpopulated
- underpopulation
- underpowered
- underprepared
- underprice
- underprivileged
- underproduce
- underproduction
- underproof
- underprop
- under protest
- underqualified
- underquote
- underrate
- under-read
- under-record
- under-rehearsed
- under-report
- under-represent
- under-representation
- under-resourced