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swear word

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Meaning

swear word (plural swear words)

A word considered taboo and vulgar or offensive.
When I heard swear words from the next room, I decided to keep my distance.

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With schools turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word "intellectual," of course, became the swear word it deserved to be. Ray Bradbury

Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned. James Patterson

I muttered a swear word to myself. After I heard Angel cussing like a sailor when she stubbed her toe, my new resolution was to watch my language. All I needed was a six-year-old mutant with a potty mouth. James Patterson

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