dirty wordnoun
uk/ˌdɜː.ti ˈwɜːd/us/ˌdɝː.t̬i ˈwɝːd/[ C ] a word that is connected with sex and considered offensive by many people
[ S ] a word or an expression that refers to something that many people do not approve of:
For the environmentally aware, "disposable" has become a dirty word.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- cuss
- damn
- eff
- expletive
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- oath
- profanity
- strong language
- swear
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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