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seven dirty words

seven dirty words noun: a parody of seven deadly sins, seven English-language curse words, often referred to as being the most obscene. The words, in the order George Carlin originally listed them, are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.

Noun

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  1. (plural, plural-only) A parody of seven deadly sins, seven English-language curse words, often referred to as being the most obscene. The words, in the order George Carlin originally listed them, are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.

Origin of seven dirty words

Coined by American comedian George Carlin, when he listed the words in his 1972 monologue "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television".

Questions about seven dirty words

What does seven dirty words mean?
Seven dirty words means a parody of seven deadly sins, seven English-language curse words, often referred to as being the most obscene. The words, in the order George Carlin originally listed them, are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.
What part of speech is seven dirty words?
Seven dirty words is a noun.

Words near seven dirty words in the dictionary

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  3. seven deadly sins
  4. Seven Devils
  5. Seven Dials
  6. seven dirty words
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  8. seven figures
  9. seven hells out of
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