dirty word
Americannoun
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a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity.
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any word, name, or concept considered reprehensible or unmentionable; anathema.
“Lose” is a dirty word to this team.
Etymology
Origin of dirty word
First recorded in 1835–45
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