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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "kirosana"
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "ruma sana"
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"word": "brzydkie słowo"
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"word": "rumsrent ord"
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"sense": "vulgar term",
"word": "curse"
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"word": "curse word"
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{
"sense": "vulgar term",
"word": "oath"
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{
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"word": "profanity"
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "kirosana"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "ruma sana"
},
{
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "gros mot"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"tags": [
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"word": "Schimpfwort"
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
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"word": "brzydkie słowo"
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"roman": "rugátelʹnoje slóvo",
"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
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"word": "руга́тельное сло́во"
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"word": "руга́тельство"
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"roman": "neprilíčnoje slóvo",
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"word": "неприли́чное сло́во"
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"roman": "bránnoje slóvo",
"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
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"word": "бра́нное сло́во"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "rumsrent ord"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "vulgärt ord"
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{
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "svordom"
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{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "word that is considered vulgar",
"word": "kötü söz"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a topic that a person does not like",
"word": "kirosana"
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