See four-letter on Wiktionary
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{ "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "etymology_text": "Figurative use modelled on four-letter word.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "?" }, "expansion": "four-letter", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see four-letter: containing four letters." ], "links": [ [ "four-letter", "four-letter#English" ] ] }, { "examples": [ { "text": "a four-letter reply, a four-letter insult, a four-letter tirade" } ], "glosses": [ "Consisting of or characterised by swear words and profanity." ], "links": [ [ "swear word", "swear word" ], [ "profanity", "profanity" ] ] } ], "word": "four-letter" }
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