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good language

good language noun: language that is not profanity.

Noun

good language (uncountable)

  1. Language that is not profanity.
    • And that's that. There should be no dwelling on the subject. Young callers who come cussing are simply asked to use good language when they visit so they can be invited back again.1994, Marguerite Kelly, Marguerite Kelly's Family Almanac
    • Choose friends who use good language. Help others around you use clean language by your example and by good-naturedly encouraging them to choose other words.2005, Eva Fry, Letters from Juvenile Hall: Kids Helping Kids, page 213

Antonyms of good language

Questions about good language

What does good language mean?
Good language means language that is not profanity.
What part of speech is good language?
Good language is a noun.

Words near good language in the dictionary

  1. good humours
  2. good job
  3. good jobs
  4. Good King Henry
  5. good lack
  6. good language
  7. good laugh
  8. good law
  9. good leaver
  10. good leavers
  11. good leg

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