"l-word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: l-words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=l-word}} l-word (plural l-words)
  1. (euphemistic) The word love. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-l-word-en-noun-u5joBjPL Categories (other): English euphemisms, Love Disambiguation of Love: 85 3 12
  2. (euphemistic) The word lesbian. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-l-word-en-noun-HNKHQl8T Categories (other): English euphemisms, LGBTQ Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 10 72 18
  3. (euphemistic, often humorous) Any word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered to be so in the given context. Tags: euphemistic, humorous, often
    Sense id: en-l-word-en-noun-7cDY5Dkl Categories (other): English euphemisms, English abbreviated euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English abbreviated euphemisms: 13 13 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: b-word, c-word, d-word, e-word, f-word, g-word, G-word, h-word, i-word, j-word, k-word, m-word, n-word, o-word, p-word, q-word, Q-word, r-word, s-word, t-word, u-word, v-word, w-word, x-word, y-word, z-word, related terms C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, Q-slur, r-slur Related terms (‘x’-word euphemisms): a-word Disambiguation of '‘x’-word euphemisms': 32 32 36

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "Q-word"
    },
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    {
      "word": "L-bomb"
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