Definition of dirty word Dirty word

We found 4 definitions of dirty word from 2 different sources.

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What does dirty word mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

dirty word - a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"
dirty word - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
  obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth
  profanity vulgar or irreverent speech or action
  bawdry, bawdy lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
  scatology (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
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  • dirty word (Noun)
    A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
  • dirty word (Noun)
    The name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.

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