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dirty word

noun
 
 

Definition

[C] a word that is connected with sex and considered offensive by many peopleSwearing and blasphemy [S] a word or an expression that refers to something that many people do not approve of: For the environmentally aware, 'disposable' has become a dirty word.Swearing and blasphemy
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