swear word

noun

variants or less commonly swearword
: a profane or obscene oath or word

Examples of swear word in a Sentence

this is a list of swearwords that are not permitted on this radio program
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While sitting down with Hoda Kotb on the NBC news series for a wide-ranging live interview on Tuesday, Nov. 19 to promote her new memoir, the 78-year-old music icon dropped the F-word, leaving the studio murmuring and Kotb quickly trying to make light of the swear word snafu. Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 For a few of the more vulgar selections, a few slight edits were made to omit a swear word or splice something out for timing. Tim Latterner, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024 How and where the swear word was used is important. Amy Morin, Parents, 3 July 2024 But on the actual recording, there is no swear word. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for swear word 

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swear word was in 1833

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“Swear word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20word. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

swearword

noun
swear·​word ˈswa(ə)r-ˌwərd How to pronounce swearword (audio)
ˈswe(ə)r-
: a bad or vulgar word
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