curse word
Bleeped-out language
A curse word is a term considered vulgar, profane, or taboo—words like fuck, shit, damn, or ass.
The category includes obscenities (sexual or scatological terms), profanities (religious transgressions like goddamn), and slurs.
What counts as a curse word varies by culture, era, and context: Watch your language—no curse words at the dinner table.
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- cussSpeak profanely
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- obscenityIndecent word or act
dysphemism · swearword · swearing · taboo language · frickin' · strong language · family friendly · darn · verbal aggression · heck · blasphemy · slur · bleep · fudge · shoot · insult · oath · anger
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- word phraseslost for words, at a loss for words, in other words, put into words, beyond words
- curseshex, hexes, jinx, jinxes, damn
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- linguisticslinguistics, phoneme, phonemes, morpheme, morphemes
curse wordeuphemism
Mild substitute for bluntness
pleasantry · polite expression · honorific · formal language · clean language
curse wordterm of endearment
Affectionate name for someone
compliment · blessing · sweet nothing · praise · flattery
curse wordblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
prayer · sacred word · benediction · invocation · hymn
word, curse, cursed, curses, wording, wordy, cursing, accursed, execration