swear word

American  

[swair wurd] / ˈswɛər ˌwɜrd /

Or swearword

noun

1. a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.

   Synonyms:

   swear, profanity, obscenity, oath, cussword, cuss, curse word, curse

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Etymology

Origin of swear word

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

"It could be anything from a swear word to telling somebody they're beautiful. I don't know what it's going to be."

From BBC

Malta's Mariana Conte was forced to rewrite her disco anthem Serving Kant to remove what sounded like a swear word - but performed the censored version with a knowing wink, safe in the knowledge the audience would fill in the blanks.

From BBC

Verstappen had to do a motorsport equivalent of community service for using a swear word in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.

From BBC

Ferrari's Leclerc was fined at last weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix for using a swear word in the post-race news conference at the previous event in Mexico to describe how he felt when he nearly crashed.

From BBC

“I can’t really say it because there’s a swear word in it,” Quinton Byfield said.

From Los Angeles Times