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Meanings of swearword in inglés

portugués
palavrão
catalán
paraulota
español
garabato

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.

garabato
Usage of swearword in inglés
1
Like the Brothers Crosstalk, we say so simultaneously, using the same swearword.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 25, 1917
2
Ed, after shouting the ugliest known pluralised swearword, wanted to hug registrar Natasha.
The Guardian
3
Trix caught a swearword in her mouth before it came out.
Crooked little vein
4
Third, the stronger the swearword, the harder we ought to think about using it.
The Guardian
5
The problem is politics. He made it a swearword.
American empire: blood and iron
6
He didn't know where the swearword had come from.
A bridge to the stars
7
The swearword was a clumsy attempt to ingratiate himself.
Amberville
8
It was one of those unusual moments where I couldn't think of a swearword bad enough.
Crooked little vein
9
I said thanks for the welcome and threw in the odd Spanish swearword to make them laugh, he added.
The Guardian
10
I heard the clicking of his fingers on his keyboard, and then a swearword, under his breath but unmistakable.
Body work
11
My dictionary defines an expletive as "an exclamation or swearword; an oath or sound expressing emotion rather than meaning".
The Irish Times
12
Emerson's well-cut lips twitched, whether from amusement or (more likely) the effort to repress a swearword, I could not determine.
A river in the sky
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.
The Guardian
14
Ski expelled his breath, and along with it another series of swearwords.
Tough customer: a novel
15
Buncha gorillas stompin' around the stage, shoutin' swearwords and screamin' their throats out.
Heart-shaped box
16
Petro muttered some swearwords; then he did as he was told.
Venus In Copper
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Translations for swearword
portugués
palavrãojura
Swearword through the time