"loaded word" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-loaded word.ogg [Australia] Forms: loaded words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loaded word (plural loaded words)
  1. (idiomatic, linguistics) Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond its ordinary definition. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Linguistics, Rhetoric Synonyms: double entendre (english: usually sexual or risque), loaded language (english: multiple loaded words used in combination), overloaded (english: having multiple meanings)

Inflected forms

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