four-letter words

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1. Euphemism for the most common verbal obscenities .

four-letter words

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

Example Sentences

There should be a plethora of four-letter words flying around the Veep set this morning.

From The Daily Beast

The best proposals are all about common sense and moderation—too often four-letter words in politics.

From The Daily Beast

But all Veep needs to rise to its status as one of the best comedies on TV is some four-letter words.

From The Daily Beast

The mysterious column of four-letter words, however, did not respond to any methods of translation that I knew.

From Project Gutenberg