Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of several short English words generally regarded as vulgar or obscene.
Wiktionary
- n. A reference to any of several of the strongest English swearwords that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words.
- n. A swearword or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario, (regardless of how many letters are actually in the word or words in question).
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
Examples
“Once I’d stumbled onto her diary, spied her oh-so-arty, oh-so-angled photo hair: black, tousled; lips: pouting or bruised; background: rain-spattered car window; cumulative effect: heart-melting, I was in love or in lust, or in some as yet undetermined four-letter word beginning with L that referred to an intimate reaction only possible with a keyboard in front of you.”
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UK Realia
Shoo!, Holly, Pixie, Mr Paws, Shandy, Snowy, Tibbles, Tufty, bull terrier, cocker spaniel, Irish setter, Yorkshire terrier and 1132 more...
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One for the money, two for the show...
Words with numbers...
eight ball, oner, two bits, threefold, four-in-hand knot, four-leaf-clover, five-spot, six-pack, six-shooter, two-by-four, two-door, three-ring circus and 45 more...
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