swearword
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/ ˈswɛərˌwɜrd /
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noun
a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
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Words nearby swearword
swear like a trooper, swear off, swear on a stack of Bibles, swear out, swear to, swearword, sweat, sweatband, sweat bee, sweat blood, sweatbox
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Example sentences from the Web for swearword
Hope that no innocent children can overhear his swearword-laden verbal floods that push the boundaries of the English language!
‘Borgen,’ ‘The Thick of It,’ Bond: What to Watch During the Thanksgiving Weekend|Jace Lacob|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEASTHe opened his mouth and yelled—a good loud yell with a hard swearword at the end of it.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher PrattLike the Brothers Crosstalk, we say so simultaneously, using the same swearword.
British Dictionary definitions for swearword
swearword
/ (ˈswɛəˌwɜːd) /
noun
a socially taboo word or phrase of a profane, obscene, or insulting character
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