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Profanity
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- It includes strong language that stops short of outright profanity.
- In the last decade, the occasional profanity has crept onto network and basic-cable television.
- It includes discreet bedroom scenes and mild profanity.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
profanity
c.1600, from L.L. profanitas, from L. profanus (see profane). Extended sense of "foul language" is from Old Testament commandment against "profaning" the name of the Lord.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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