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Meanings of
swearword
in English
Portuguese
palavrão
Catalan
paraulota
Spanish
garabato
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Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
curse
oath
swearing
cuss
expletive
curse word
Portuguese
palavrão
Usage of
swearword
in English
1
Like the Brothers Crosstalk, we say so simultaneously, using the same
swearword
.
2
Ed, after shouting the ugliest known pluralised
swearword
,
wanted to hug registrar Natasha.
3
Trix caught a
swearword
in her mouth before it came out.
4
Third, the stronger the
swearword
,
the harder we ought to think about using it.
5
The problem is politics. He made it a
swearword
.
6
He didn't know where the
swearword
had come from.
7
The
swearword
was a clumsy attempt to ingratiate himself.
8
It was one of those unusual moments where I couldn't think of a
swearword
bad enough.
9
I said thanks for the welcome and threw in the odd Spanish
swearword
to make them laugh, he added.
10
I heard the clicking of his fingers on his keyboard, and then a
swearword
,
under his breath but unmistakable.
11
My dictionary defines an expletive as "an exclamation or
swearword
;
an oath or sound expressing emotion rather than meaning".
12
Emerson's well-cut lips twitched, whether from amusement or (more likely) the effort to repress a
swearword
,
I could not determine.
13
In second place was an advert for Booking.com, which caused offence by using the word "booking" as an apparent substitute for a
swearword
.
14
Ski expelled his breath, and along with it another series of
swearwords
.
15
Buncha gorillas stompin' around the stage, shoutin'
swearwords
and screamin' their throats out.
16
Petro muttered some
swearwords
;
then he did as he was told.
Other examples for "swearword"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
swearword
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
catch a swearword
know every swearword
pluralise swearword
same swearword
spanish swearword
Translations for
swearword
Portuguese
palavrão
jura
Catalan
paraulota
maledicció
renec
Spanish
garabato
blasfemia
palabrota
voto
improperio
profanidad
palabra malsonante
grosería
maldición
taco
Swearword
through the time