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s-word

s-word noun: the word shit, regarded as vulgar.

Noun

s-word (plural s-words)

  1. (euphemistic) The word shit, regarded as vulgar.
  2. (euphemistic) The word slut, regarded as vulgar.
  3. (euphemistic) The word Sambo, regarded as offensive and racist.
  4. (Ireland, UK, euphemistic) The word spastic, regarded as offensive.
  5. (US, euphemistic) The word spic, regarded as an ethnic slur.
  6. Any word beginning with s that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context; for example, socialism.

Forms of s-word

plurals-words

Questions about s-word

What does s-word mean?
S-word means the word shit, regarded as vulgar.
What part of speech is s-word?
S-word is a noun.
What is the plural of s-word?
The plural of s-word is s-words.

Words near s-word in the dictionary

  1. S-VHS
  2. S-VHS-C
  3. S-Video
  4. S-wave
  5. S-waves
  6. s-word
  7. s-words
  8. s.
  9. S. A.
  10. S. A. T.
  11. S. Afr.

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