swearword

British

/ ˈswɛəˌwɜːd /

noun

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

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Ods bodikins!" exclaimed Swearword the Saxon, wiping his mailed brow with his iron hand, "a fair morn withal!

From Further Foolishness by Leacock, Stephen

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