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u-word

u-word noun: any word beginning with u, especially one that is (sometimes humorously) treated as controversial in a given context, such as union or uppity.

Noun

u-word (plural u-words)

  1. Any word beginning with u, especially one that is (sometimes humorously) treated as controversial in a given context, such as union or uppity.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:u-word.
  2. A U (that is, upper class) word, as contrasted with a non-U one.

Forms of u-word

pluralu-words

Questions about u-word

What does u-word mean?
U-word means any word beginning with u, especially one that is (sometimes humorously) treated as controversial in a given context, such as union or uppity.
What part of speech is u-word?
U-word is a noun.
What is the plural of u-word?
The plural of u-word is u-words.

Words near u-word in the dictionary

  1. u-turns
  2. U-valley
  3. U-valleys
  4. U-value
  5. U-values
  6. u-word
  7. u-words
  8. U-y
  9. U.
  10. U. S.
  11. U. S. A.

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