"dirty word" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/ [UK], /ˈdɚɾijˌwɝd/ [US] Audio: en-au-dirty word.ogg Forms: dirty words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirty word (plural dirty words)
  1. A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature. Synonyms (vulgar term): curse, curse word, oath, profanity Related terms: cacophemism, dysphemism, euphemism Translations (word that is considered vulgar): kirosana (Finnish), ruma sana (Finnish), gros mot (French), Schimpfwort [neuter] (German), brzydkie słowo [neuter] (Polish), руга́тельное сло́во (rugátelʹnoje slóvo) [neuter] (Russian), руга́тельство (rugátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), неприли́чное сло́во (neprilíčnoje slóvo) [neuter] (Russian), бра́нное сло́во (bránnoje slóvo) [neuter] (Russian), fult ord [neuter] (Swedish), runt ord [neuter] (Swedish), snuskigt ord [neuter] (Swedish), icke rumsrent ord [neuter] (Swedish), kötü söz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dirty_word-en-noun-FdNvAv7s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'vulgar term': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'word that is considered vulgar': 95 5
  2. (idiomatic) The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss. Tags: idiomatic Translations (a topic that a person does not like): kirosana (Finnish), fult ord [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dirty_word-en-noun-WGg619an Disambiguation of 'a topic that a person does not like': 11 89

Inflected forms

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