dirty word

dirt·y word

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-tee wurd]
- /ˈdɜr ti wɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-tee wurd]
- /ˈdɜr ti wɜrd/

Definitions of dirty word words

noun dirty word a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity. 1
noun dirty word any word, name, or concept considered reprehensible or unmentionable; anathema: “Lose” is a dirty word to this team. 1
noun dirty word sth unmentionable 1
phrase dirty word If you say that people consider something to be a dirty word, you mean that they disapprove of it. 0
noun dirty word an obscene word 0
noun dirty word something that is regarded with disapproval 0

See all 12 definitions of dirty word

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Origin of dirty word

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Dirty word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dirty word

dirty word popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for dirty word

noun dirty word

curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
four-letter word — any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
oath — a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
obscenity — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.

All 7 Synonyms of dirty word