obscenity
noun
obscenities
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pluralof obscenity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That so many people in Minneapolis have endangered themselves by waving phones in the faces of armed federal officers and shouting obscenities as if they were psychotic is one of many unhappy consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Beyond the melting shadows of the arena, gladiatrices would have heard thousands of faceless spectators howl obscenities, felt the heat of their breath, and smelled the mass of bodies raging in the night.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
We won’t print those obscenities here, which explains why much of the legacy media has to rely on grandma-isms such as “pottymouth” to write about these events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
But she told MPs she would not "justify a news organisation whose anchor went out to shout obscenities at Tories" - a reference to claims about Jon Snow.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
No cursing in a house, even if the owner is not present, and—perhaps to keep us in practice—no obscenities even in the office.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
