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dirty word

 
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–noun
1. a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity.
2. any word, name, or concept considered reprehensible or unmentionable; anathema: “Lose” is a dirty word to this team.
Origin:
1835–45
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dirty word  
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  1. An obscene or vulgar word.

  2. A word, expression, or concept viewed as odious or intolerable: a feisty campaigner to whom "give up" was a dirty word.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dirty word

  1. n.
    a curse word; an informal word concerned with sex or excrement. : Some kid got the microphone and yelled a dirty word into it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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