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Meanings of dirty word in English

Portuguese
ato obsceno
Catalan
vulgarisme
Spanish
vulgaridad

An offensive or indecent word or phrase.

ato obsceno
Usage of dirty word in English
1
The clerk looked at me as if I'd shouted a dirty word.
Highways in Hiding
2
Speaking in London, John Sawers said secrecy was not a dirty word.
The Irish Times
3
Despite material success Irish people still see consumerism as a dirty word.
The Irish Times
4
Faux-natural is a problem if it turns natural into a dirty word.
The Guardian
5
Imagine a time when software was considered a dirty word by investors.
The Irish Times
6
Caution is now a dirty word and bears have gone into hibernation.
The Irish Times
7
Ambition is almost a dirty word sometimes, especially when applied to women.
The Guardian
8
Digital is a bit of a dirty word in the fine-art world.
The Irish Times
9
Everyone else remained silent-almostas if Omad had uttered a dirty word.
The unincorporated man
10
Diesel is now a dirty word in the corridors of power.
Independent.ie
11
There has to be an understanding that profit is not a dirty word.
The Irish Times
12
The chemo. She said it like a dirty word as Liz watched her.
Fine things
13
Sex is a dirty word, we don't talk about sex here.
The Guardian
14
Anyone who still thinks failure is a dirty word should have been there.
The Irish Times
15
He made it sound like a dirty word about somebody's mother.
Night Shift
16
I want Americans to think of the 'War on Drugs' as a dirty word.
Ebony
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Translations for dirty word
Portuguese
ato obsceno
Spanish
vulgaridad
Dirty word through the time
Dirty word across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare