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l-words

l-words is the plural of l-word.

Meaning of l-word

Noun

l-word (plural l-words)

  1. (euphemistic) The word love.
  2. (euphemistic) The word lesbian.
  3. (euphemistic, humorous, often) Any word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered to be so in the given context.
    • "I want a lawyer right now." Landry shook his head and thought, Damn, already the dreaded L-word.2008 December, Michael Whaley, Murder at 8, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 187

Questions about l-words

What is l-words the plural of?
L-words is the plural of l-word.

Words near l-words in the dictionary

  1. L-system
  2. L-systems
  3. L-value
  4. l-vocalization
  5. l-word
  6. l-words
  7. L-xylulokinase
  8. L-xylulokinases
  9. l.
  10. L. A.
  11. L. B.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: l-words (page history and authors); l-word (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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