"bad word" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bad word.ogg [Australia] Forms: bad words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad word (plural bad words)
  1. (idiomatic) A vulgar word. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, oath, swear word
    Sense id: en-bad_word-en-noun-4s7ot~Pg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bad word meaning in English (1.1kB)

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        "(idiomatic) A vulgar word."
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        "(idiomatic) A vulgar word."
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