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curse word

curse word noun: a word that is a vulgarity.

Noun

curse word (plural curse words)

  1. A word that is a vulgarity.

Forms of curse word

pluralcurse words

Questions about curse word

What does curse word mean?
Curse word means a word that is a vulgarity.
What part of speech is curse word?
Curse word is a noun.
What is the plural of curse word?
The plural of curse word is curse words.

Words near curse word in the dictionary

  1. curse of Scotland
  2. curse of the ninth
  3. curse out
  4. curse tablet
  5. curse tablets
  6. curse word
  7. curse words
  8. cursed
  9. cursed like a pagan
  10. cursed like a sailor
  11. cursed like a trooper

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