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"obscenus" from Latin to mint obscene or make nouns of verbs like "exposure" (expose) or
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It usually has a sexual connotation, but in Latin, obscenus, means just "foul, repulsive, detestable."
Danny Schechter: The Question Carlin Left Behind: What is Obscenity? 2008
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"The word obscene is from the Latin obscenus meaning ill-omened; but over time it has come to mean that which is off-stage.
James Warren: This Week in Magazines: If The Economy is Driving You to Drink... 2009
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