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a dirty word

a dirt·y word
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey dur-tee wurd]
    • /eɪ ˈdɜr ti wɜrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey dur-tee wurd]
    • /eɪ ˈdɜr ti wɜrd/

Definition of a dirty word words

  • phrase a dirty word If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with. 3
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Parts of speech for A dirty word

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a dirty word popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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