swear word
Example Sentences
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"It could be anything from a swear word to telling somebody they're beautiful. I don't know what it's going to be."
From BBC
Malta's Mariana Conte was forced to rewrite her disco anthem Serving Kant to remove what sounded like a swear word - but performed the censored version with a knowing wink, safe in the knowledge the audience would fill in the blanks.
From BBC
Verstappen had to do a motorsport equivalent of community service for using a swear word in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.
From BBC
Ferrari's Leclerc was fined at last weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix for using a swear word in the post-race news conference at the previous event in Mexico to describe how he felt when he nearly crashed.
From BBC
“I can’t really say it because there’s a swear word in it,” Quinton Byfield said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.