dirty word

Example Sentences

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Beyond their dirtbag tendencies, there is another reason why the name “Tkachuk” is almost a dirty word in hockey circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Brian Stelter, CNN's chief media analyst, recently tweeted that “fact-check” had become a dirty word.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2025

For some in this new build community, the name of the developer - Bellway - has become a dirty word.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

Nonetheless, Scripps treated “vocabulary” like a dirty word, instead employing a euphemism: “word meaning.”

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Tradition can be a dirty word, especially around Christmas.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak