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swear word

or swear·word

[ swair wurd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
Synonyms: swear, profanity, obscenity, oath, cussword, cuss, curse word, curse

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Used to be that if you said a swear word, your mama would wash your damn mouth out with soap.

Tom said a very emphatic swear word, which does not look well in print, then buried his head in one of the sofa cushions.

Couldn't make out how many kinds of perfectly swear-word fool he was?

If he did not take a leaf out of the Icelanders' book and make use of their swear-word, Helvit!

It has the advantage of meaning nothing, and that is precisely what a swear word should mean.

This somewhat shocked the ladies, but Mrs. Mayston Ryle could not spoil her point by the omission of a swear word.

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