swear word
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of swear word
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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“I can’t really say it because there’s a swear word in it,” Quinton Byfield said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024
After this conflict, Musgrave predicts Ukrainians will add a new swear word to their vocabulary: “Putin.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Joseph Schuster, said last week that for him the word “Jew” is neither a swear word nor discriminatory.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Recently tiny Bitche made international headlines after Facebook mistook the city’s name for a swear word and deleted the town’s Facebook page.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2021
He’d heard the word so often—mostly from Maria—he’d thought it was only a swear word, like dumdum or cootie face.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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