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Meanings of curse word in English

Portuguese
palavrão
Catalan
paraulota
Spanish
garabato

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.

palavrão
Usage of curse word in English
1
I took out every, not every, but every sort of curse word.
The new yorker
2
There was no lying, Dimon said, emphasizing his remarks with a curse word.
Reuters
3
First and foremost, there wasn't a curse word in sight.
The Guardian
4
She actually said a curse word in there, too, but I'd rather not repeat that.
Shades of gray
5
Ruby shouted something-undoubtedlyanother curse word-andstepped behind Stony.
Raising Stony Mayhall
6
Jones closed the car door with a curse word.
Cold springs
7
The pause felt worse than the omitted curse word.
Solomon's oak: a novel
8
The Bathory name shall be a curse word in the mouth of generations to come.
House of Bathory
9
Forgiveness need not feel like a curse word.
Ebony
10
Hearing a curse word on my little sister's lips is like hearing nails on a blackboard.
Lone Wolf
11
She says fuck them, he answered, and the curse word sounded alien coming from his mouth.
Shadow men
12
I burst into tears, called him every curse word I knew, and stomped up to my room.
How to make love like a porn star
13
A portrait of your favorite curse word.
The South African
14
Her speech, still Texas twangy when it wants to be, is peppered with youthful colloquialisms and the more-than-occasional curse word.
Ebony
15
With his finger he drew a rune upon the tree, then stepped back a few paces and uttered a single curse word.
Worldwinder
16
Julie frowned at Graham as she passed, which in his experience was the equivalent of a curse word or two from most people.
Hunter's moon: a novel