curse word
nounDefinition of curse word
: a profane or obscene oath or word : curse, swear word
Eisenhower could swear as eloquently as most sergeants, but he went easy on the curse words in mixed company.— Stephen E. Ambrose
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Most of the curse words that my two sons, Zane and Aidan, know have been learned from the back seat when Brian’s driving. — Kevin Fisher-paulson, SFChronicle.com, "In our marriage, I let Brian take the wheel.," 20 Aug. 2019 Sometimes bad things happen in the office, your emotions run high and a curse word accidentally slips out of your mouth. — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, "Your biggest workplace dilemmas answered," 9 Aug. 2019 Pat had great taste in clothes, music, curse words, cars, movies and men. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 6/20," 20 June 2019 Maybe 2019 is the year of healthy, natural nails and creative, baby-friendly curse words for the Duchess of Sussex? — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Every New Year, Meghan Markle Sets Herself the Same, Super-Relatable Resolutions," 31 Dec. 2018 While some in the purple state tut tut her curse word, Whitmer repeats the line to highlight what most people care about: being able to live their day-to-day lives. — Sarah Kunst, Marie Claire, "Gretchen Whitmer Is Ready for the Top Job," 7 Nov. 2018 The writers couldn't use curse words under my plan. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers Reaction: Time to call Beltre 'Slash.' It's better than 'Mr. DL'," 1 June 2018 Which is a lot more calm and reasonable than my own response would have been, frankly, given that my own response would probably have just been a random outpouring of curse words. — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, "Jamie Lee Curtis Tells Fox News What's Up After The Network Accused Her of Being a Hypocrite," 11 Oct. 2018 It, surprise, goes nowhere; Jordan yells and slaps his hands on the ground, Benoit throws a couple curse words around. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, "Bachelor in Paradise Season 5, Episode 6 Recap: Goodbye, Kenny," 27 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curse word.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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