profanity
noun
the quality of being profane; irreverence.
profanities
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pluralof profanity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When one of China's biggest stand-up comedians opened his show with a joke about the extraordinarily long rule of the country's leader Xi Jinping, it drew a cheer, alongside a smattering of approving profanities.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Still, Fetterman — known for his blunt and irreverent talk — generally confined his profanities to his writings on social media when describing his disdain for, say, Pennsylvania’s relatively low minimum wage.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
So as I talked about in the book, with respect to coarse words and profanities, there was actually an Obscenities Act.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
I wonder now whether trading profanities could be used more widely and with therapeutic intention within the disabled community, and even beyond.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Robin Hood and Maid Marian, with the fool and hobby-horse, were, doubtless, enacted to the jingling of morris-dancers and other profanities.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
