profanity

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I don't know whether the indelicacy or the profanity was the greater!--when I think of it now, I can scarcely believe I really heard it!--to offer to show his books to every inquisitive fool itching to know my niece's fortune!

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  1. noun The condition or quality of being profane.
  2. noun Abusive, vulgar, or irreverent language.
  3. noun The use of such language.

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  • One word of profanity, and you are out of here for the day. —  John Wooden on true success
  • Please, no name-calling or profanity (or veiled profanity -- #$\%^&*). you rambled, failed to stay on topic or exhibited troll-like behavior intended to hijack the discussion at hand. —  billingsgazette.com
  • Using profanity is against the law on playgrounds and in public parks in Columbia, Md.. —  WICKED THOUGHTS
  • • Comments that include profanity, abbreviations of, personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site without warning or explanation. —  JuneauEmpire.com
  • I wish I could come up with a better way of putting it, but in this case I do think that the profanity is warranted. —  The Thunder Run
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  1. from Old French profanité, prophanité = Spanish profanidad = Portuguese profanidade = Italian profanità, from Late Latin profanita(t-)s, profaneness, from Latin profanus, profane: see profane.
 

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