"e-word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: e-words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-word (plural e-words)
  1. Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment).
    Sense id: en-e-word-en-noun--cGjFum~
  2. The word Eskimo, which is considered offensive in Northern Canada. Categories (topical): English abbreviated euphemisms Related terms (‘x’-word euphemisms): a-word
    Sense id: en-e-word-en-noun-I9MdK-9u Disambiguation of English abbreviated euphemisms: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of '‘x’-word euphemisms': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "C-bomb"
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    {
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "L-bomb"
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      "word": "f-word"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "G-word"
    },
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      "word": "h-word"
    },
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      "word": "i-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "j-word"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "l-word"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "n-word"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "p-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "q-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "Q-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "r-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "s-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "t-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "u-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "v-word"
    },
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      "word": "w-word"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "z-word"
    },
    {
      "word": "C-bomb"
    },
    {
      "word": "f-bomb"
    },
    {
      "word": "f-slur"
    },
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      "word": "L-bomb"
    },
    {
      "word": "n-bomb"
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        "Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment)."
      ]
    },
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