bawdry

noun

Definition of bawdrynext
as in scurrility

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  1. vulgarism
  2. obscenity
  3. language
  4. dirty word
  5. profanity
  6. expletive
  7. swear
Noun
  • As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism.
    NR Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms.
    Time, Time, 11 June 2019
Definition of vulgarism
Noun
  • These laws could also face an uphill battle in the courts, including the Supreme Court, which have shot down certain obscenity laws as unconstitutional.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His speech was larded with obscenity and boastfulness.
    Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of obscenity
Noun
  • Use neutral, factual language to ensure the message remains honest and unbiased.
    Tina Gada, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of language
Noun
  • Only after the Cold War ended did a neoconservative foreign policy consensus come to dominate the American right—and diplomacy became a dirty word for Republicans.
    Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Ultimately, Newcastle have decided the time is right to move on from the power couple who made all of this possible, who always believed and never gave up, who persuaded fans that ambition and yearning were not dirty words.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Definition of dirty word
Noun
  • Levesque confirmed that the show will maintain its TV-PG rating, and current restrictions on profanity and blood will remain in place.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Police also used heavy force against members of the media and used loudspeakers to shout profanities and insults at the crowds.
    Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of profanity
Noun
  • When land grabbers call, Cannon answers with expletives.
    Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
  • They were met with expletives from several rallygoers.
    Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of expletive
Noun
  • The station asked the band not to include the swears.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.
    Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of swear
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