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four-letter words

¹ Cultural  

1. Euphemism for the most common verbal obscenities.

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four-letter words ² Cultural  

1. Obscene (see obscenity) or very vulgar words of four letters, such as piss. Most four-letter words refer to excretion or sex.

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four-letter words

But the movie’s key advantage can be seen in three four-letter words: Lily-Rose Depp.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

And in opposition to these four-letter words, he offered one of his own: love.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2020

At another point, Sondland said, “That’s how President Trump and I communicate, a lot of four-letter words; in this case three letter.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2019

But Mr. Kelly insists that he doesn’t write bits for a specific age group; he just makes jokes that are funny, minus the four-letter words and off-color humor that distinguish so much adult stand-up.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2017

Ironically, “hope” is one of the few four-letter words not in their vocabulary.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers