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profanity
/ əˈæɪɪ /
noun
the state or quality of being profane
vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonprofanity noun
- semiprofanity noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of profanity1
Example Sentences
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.
Someone used AutoTune to shout profanities against the police, drawing giggles from the overwhelmingly Gen Z crowd.
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.
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.
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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Related 51Թs
- four-letter word
- obscenity
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