swear word in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swear word",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swear words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A swear word is a word that is not nice to say and is impolite and/or offensive."
      ],
      "id": "simple-swear_word-en-noun-xX9Fb2HB"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swear word"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swear word",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swear words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A swear word is a word that is not nice to say and is impolite and/or offensive."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swear word"
}

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"swear word" meaning in English

Noun