swearword

[swair-wurd]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR swearword ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

Origin of swearword

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; swear + word

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for swearword

indecency, impropriety, blasphemy, vulgarity, expletive, abomination, scatology, prurience, pornography, offense, dirtiness, curse, impurity, outrage, lewdness, filthiness, smut, epithet, evil, blight

British Dictionary definitions for swearword

swearword

noun

a socially taboo word or phrase of a profane, obscene, or insulting character

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012