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swearword

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/ ˈswɛərˌwɜrd /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

swear out, swear to, swear word, swearing, swearing-in, swearword, sweat, sweat bee, sweat blood, sweat bullets, sweat equity

Origin of swearword

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