"h-word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: h-words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} h-word (plural h-words)
  1. (euphemistic) The word hell/Hell. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-h-word-en-noun-Tcy4ZspG Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (humorous) Any word beginning with h that is not normally taboo but is considered to be so in the given context, such as horny. Tags: humorous Related terms (‘x’-word euphemisms): a-word
    Sense id: en-h-word-en-noun-iW43pzL7 Categories (other): English abbreviated euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English abbreviated euphemisms: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of '‘x’-word euphemisms': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: H-word

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