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profanity

[pruh-fan-i-tee, proh-]

noun

plural

profanities 
  1. the quality of being profane; irreverence.

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  2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance.

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  3. obscenity.



profanity

/ əˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being profane

  2. vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonprofanity noun
  • semiprofanity noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of profanity1

From the Late Latin word ǴԾ, dating back to 1600–10. See profane, -ity
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When the group went on the road, he went with them and fined his sons if they broke his rules — no booze, no profanity, no fraternizing with women.

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Someone used AutoTune to shout profanities against the police, drawing giggles from the overwhelmingly Gen Z crowd.

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Anita Scuri, 75, a retired Sacramento attorney attending her third or fourth convention, suggested the party needs to get back to basics by speaking plainly — she said nothing about profanity — and focusing on people’s pocketbooks.

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But then you hear sirens wailing, horns honking angrily or a lost soul on the street yelling profanities to no one in particular, and you’re jolted for a second back to reality.

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August 2023: Playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pham got into a verbal confrontation with a fan while in the on-deck circle in San Diego, saying later that the fan referred to him with a profanity.

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