"swear jar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swear jars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swear jar (plural swear jars)
  1. A jar into which somebody who utters a profanity is obliged to drop some money, used to encourage people to stop swearing.
    Sense id: en-swear_jar-en-noun-xcfbddGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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