as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
I'm afraid I won't be much help on the trip—the only Spanish I know is a handful of dirty words
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Still, governance in the Boehner era was not a dirty word, and the vast majority of new Republican members were receptive to it.
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Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Patriotism, a dirty word among Russian liberals only a few years before, was making a comeback, accompanied by various hues of Russian nationalism.
—Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2016
Employment arbitration has become a dirty word on Capitol Hill.
—Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Tess Owen: Look after January 6, there was a sense among the anti-government movement that militia was like a dirty word.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 May 2024
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Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Patriotism, a dirty word among Russian liberals only a few years before, was making a comeback, accompanied by various hues of Russian nationalism.
—Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2016
Employment arbitration has become a dirty word on Capitol Hill.
—Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Tess Owen: Look after January 6, there was a sense among the anti-government movement that militia was like a dirty word.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 May 2024
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The revolving chips on Green’s shoulder can be a blessing or a curse.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The game is a coin flip, a curse belonging to an entirely different Valley sports organization.Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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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
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Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Plain language makes instructions easier to understand (and translate into languages other than English) and makes forms easier to complete.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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