dirty word
UK/ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/US/ˈdɚɾijˌwɝd/
dirty word noun: a word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
Noun
dirty word (plural dirty words)
- A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
- The child was made to sit in the corner as punishment for saying a dirty word.
- Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths.2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37
- Synonyms:
- curse, curse word, oath, profanity
- The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss.
- Job is a dirty word to him.
dirty word meaning in Kannada
dirty word in Kannada
- ಕೊಳಕುನುಡಿ, ಕೊಳಕುಮಾತು, ಹೊಲಸುವಾತು, ಹೊಲಸುನುಡಿ, ಹೊಲಸುಮಾತು
Synonyms of dirty word
Forms of dirty word
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Questions about dirty word
- What does dirty word mean?
- Dirty word means a word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
- What is dirty word in Kannada?
- Dirty word in Kannada is ಕೊಳಕುನುಡಿ, ಕೊಳಕುಮಾತು, ಹೊಲಸುವಾತು. See Dirty word meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is dirty word?
- Dirty word is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dirty word?
- Dirty word is pronounced /ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dirty word?
- The plural of dirty word is dirty words.
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